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| Tango01 | 25 Mar 2026 1:36 p.m. PST |
… Pilots Flying Russian MiG Fighters At Area 51 For A Decade "Drawing on his expertise as a British defense researcher and national security analyst, Jack Buckby uncovers one of the most fascinating secrets of the Cold War: American pilots were actively flying Soviet fighter jets out of Area 51.
-By testing these jets in simulated combat over the Nevada desert under highly classified programs like "Have Doughnut," American tacticians completely rewrote their aerial combat strategies, learning exactly how to exploit the weaknesses of the Soviet Union's premier fighters.
-Through high-stakes defections and backchannel allied cooperation, the U.S. military acquired fully operational MiG-21s and MiG-23s…"
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