{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Behind the Wings","title":"Declassified: America's MiG Squadron - Bonus Episode","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7b8a0a0b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2002,"description":"Go inside Constant Peg, the once-secret Cold War program that gave American fighter pilots the rare opportunity to train against real Soviet MiG aircraft.\nIn this special bonus episode, get a full-length lecture from former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot John Mann. A veteran of the F-4 Phantom II, F-15 Eagle and Operation Desert Storm, Mann flew MiG-21s and MiG-23s with the Red Eagles during Constant Peg. He shares an extraordinary firsthand account of the aircraft, people and training program that transformed American air combat preparation.\nWhat you'll hear:\nLessons from Vietnam: Why the U.S. Air Force reexamined its aircraft, weapons and fighter training\nThe origins of Constant Peg: How real Soviet aircraft became part of a highly classified adversary program\nMeeting the MiGs: Mann’s first encounter with MiG-17 and MiG-21 aircraft during training\nFlying the MiG-21: Its impressive turning ability, unforgiving handling and unconventional cockpit systems\nInside the MiG-23: Tremendous speed, variable-sweep wings and dangerous flight characteristics\nTraining against the real threat: How Constant Peg taught American pilots to recognize and counter Soviet aircraft\nThe maintenance heroes: How crews kept unfamiliar MiGs flying without factory support, technical manuals or standard replacement parts\nRisk and secrecy: The strict security rules, hazardous test flights and sacrifices behind the Red Eagles program\nPreparing for Desert Storm: How realistic adversary training helped give American aircrews a decisive advantage\nSee the aircraft: Learn more about the MiG-23 on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum\nLearn More:\nVisit Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum to see the MiG-23\nDonate to Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum\nSubscribe and leave a review to support the show\nThis episode is supported in part by United Airlines.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sRmrC6FuoNH3pWa6rkZLjBH-8M0Unad9ARZWGqJnqyY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNDU0LzE2NTQy/MDAwNjgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}