4477th Test & Evaluation Squadron "Red Eagles"
Tonopah Test Range Airfield, NV, 1979 to 1981
MiG-17 “USAF YF-114, NATO Fresco-C”
serial: “Patty 02”
During the 1960s, the USAF obtained a number of Soviet-built fighters from various sources. Included were several MiG-17s. Following the exploitation of the MiG within the framework of HAVE DOUGHNUT, the MiG-17 was restored and, along with others, entered service starting in July 1979 with the 4477th Test & Evaluation Flight (later squadron) at the Tonopah Test Range Airfield. The project was named CONSTANT PEG and the men were called “Red Eagles.” The purpose of CONSTANT PEG was to expose USAF, USN and USMC fighter pilots and aircrew members to enemy technology and tactics. MiG-17 was retired in 1981.
EXPRESSELY MADE FOR COMMANDERs GAIL PECK (Bandit 9) & JOHN MANCLARK (Bandit 51)
