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001 2012374381
003 DLC
005 20120607113835.0
008 120604s2012 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012374381
020 $a9781846039706 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aUG1242.F5$bD38 2012
100 1 $aDavies, Steve,$d1975-
245 10 $aRed Eagles :$bAmerica's secret MiGs /$cSteve Davies.
250 $aRev. and updated ed.
260 $aBotley, Oxford ;$aLong Island City, New York :$bOsprey Pub.,$c2012.
300 $a400 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
500 $a"Foreword by General J. Jumper"--Jkt.
500 $a"Featuring recently declassified material"--Jkt.
520 $aFrom the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 $aAcquiring "the assets" -- Laying the ground work -- Expanded exposures and red flag, 1982-85 -- The final years, 1986-88.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bAir Force.$bTest and Evaluation Squadron, 4477th$xHistory.
650 0 $aMiG (Fighter planes)