The US Air Force's Secret Squadron of Soviet Fighter Jets

Описание: After being selected for a top-secret project, a recent graduate pilot, and top of his class, rose to the skies aboard a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II for his first exercise. However, as he was flying above the safe Nevada desert, he soon noticed that a MiG-21 was trailing behind him.

Startled, the pilot scoured his cockpit searching for a way to down the enemy.

What he didn’t know was that these fighters were secretly acquired by the United States Air Force in an effort to learn more about Soviet aircraft engineering.

Barely anyone was aware that the Western superpower had a secret squadron made up of Soviet fighters in combat service.

Especially not the Soviet Union.

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