plakaman Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Hi Can someone help me regarding these two books... I'm looking for information on the quantity and quality of the photos in these 2 books... -America's Secret MiG Squadron -Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs" And if by any chance someone had bought them... are they worth buying!?? TIA Plakaman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Hi Can someone help me regarding these two books... I'm looking for information on the quantity and quality of the photos in these 2 books... -America's Secret MiG Squadron -Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs" And if by any chance someone had bought them... are they worth buying!?? TIA Plakaman I have "Red Eagles" and I'll eventually get "America's Secret MiGs." The pics in "Red Eagles" are good, nothing great, but definitely cool. Quite a few pics of the guys who made it happen. "Red Eagle" offers some really neat insight into the operation. I found it well worth reading, and I'll read it again. If you're interested in the history, the National Museum of the USAF has a podcast by the guy who wrote "America's Secret MiG Squadron." It's named "Constant Peg," and I found it on iTunes. mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Red Eagles.... great read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Hi Can someone help me regarding these two books... I'm looking for information on the quantity and quality of the photos in these 2 books... -America's Secret MiG Squadron -Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs" And if by any chance someone had bought them... are they worth buying!?? TIA Plakaman I have both books, I'm currently reading Red Eagles, but I will read America's Secret MiGs once I have finished RE. Most of the pictures of the aircraft are the same in both books, but RE has more pictures of the MiG-17 & MiG-21, while ASM has more MiG-23 pictures. The pictures are good, but small. Red Eagles is good reading though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Both books are worth buying if you're interested in learning about the program and its history. There are excellent stories and lots of information there. The photos in both books are pretty good, but unfortunately they are not clear or detailed enough to make decals or a serious modeling project (I both books with a decal sheet project in mind). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stryker1 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 There's multiples of both books on Ebay right now, mostly in the low $20s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plakaman Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Thanks For Your Tips and Help... Most useful... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
extremewin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) Gail Peck (Americas secret Mig squadron) was a classmate of my fathers at the AFA stopped buy our house at Kelly AFB in the early 80's and did a high performance take off that still gives me chills when I think about it. Dad just had his 50th reunion. Edited October 30, 2012 by extremewin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
extremewin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) It was an f-4 and it had just rained and the clouds were low about a hundred feet, the sound was deafning and the afterburner glow in the clouds was sweet. Edited October 30, 2012 by extremewin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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