Flying Soviet MiGs in the Nevada Desert – S8, Episode 74

Rob “Z-Man” Zettel shares his story from inside one of the Air Force’s most classified Cold War programs, Project Constant Peg.

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In this episode, Host Rick Crandall talks with Z-Man, a retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and former member of the legendary 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron, the “Red Eagles,” about what it was like to fly real Soviet MiG fighters in the Nevada desert. From the F-4 Phantom and F-5 aggressors to the MiG-21 and MiG-23 at Tonopah Test Range, Zettel offers a firsthand look inside the classified program designed to train American pilots against the real thing. This one is going to be cool!