US fighter jet 'in mid-air duel with Russian plane above Area 51'
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Thanks for the MiG manual links.
Actually, a lot of the prose in the English manuals looks better to me than in the early Airbus A300-600/A310 company manuals that were supposedly written in French and translated into English by a German.
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Here's another good online resource for declassified information about the MiG's at Tonopah and Groom Lake:
The Area 51 File: Secret Aircraft and Soviet MiGs
The famous 'Det. 3 Security Manual' for the 'cammo dudes' is here.
Retired Colonel Mike Tarlton's LinkedIn listing gives an idea of how large recent operations are at Groom Lake:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-tarlton-227a1998
The Area 51 File: Secret Aircraft and Soviet MiGs
The famous 'Det. 3 Security Manual' for the 'cammo dudes' is here.
Retired Colonel Mike Tarlton's LinkedIn listing gives an idea of how large recent operations are at Groom Lake:
Commander, Operations Group
United States Air Force
June 2010 – June 2012 (2 years 1 month)
Led 600+ military/contractor/government team comprised of 11 diverse squadrons conducting developmental and operational testing at a national test facility. Directed operations and maintenance for 25 aircraft types, and execute an $84M annual budget utilizing $4B in national assets.
United States Air Force
June 2010 – June 2012 (2 years 1 month)
Led 600+ military/contractor/government team comprised of 11 diverse squadrons conducting developmental and operational testing at a national test facility. Directed operations and maintenance for 25 aircraft types, and execute an $84M annual budget utilizing $4B in national assets.
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Maybe they are the overflow parking lot for Red Flag 17-1:
Red Flag 17-1 kicks off at Nellis AFB > Nellis Air Force Base > News
Flew by it today on J-80 headed to SFO. A whole lot of something was parked on a ramp on the north side of the field, too far to make it out.
Do you mean Tonopah? One can usually get a good look at the old Red Eagles MIG/F117 Stealth base (with covered parking slots) on a good day.
I know we can see the Area 51 dark runway on the dry lake in the distance, but I've never gotten south enough to make out any structures let alone a flight line of flying saucers or a chemtrail squadron. )))
Do you mean Tonopah? One can usually get a good look at the old Red Eagles MIG/F117 Stealth base (with covered parking slots) on a good day.
I know we can see the Area 51 dark runway on the dry lake in the distance
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Some sources list MCY as the Groom Lake VOR at 117.5 MHz with weather info. Give it a try next time you're in the neighborhood.
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Here is the Luftwaffles Mig 29 manual
http://www.jasonblair.net/wp-content...anual-Pt-1.pdf
it may be of interest
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soviet-Fl...-/162165407615
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Soviet-Flig...-/162626974409
interestingly they have included the Soviet’s thoughts on the Jaguar too... I wonder if it includes a lot of laughing?
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http://www.jasonblair.net/wp-content...anual-Pt-1.pdf
it may be of interest
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soviet-Fl...-/162165407615
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Soviet-Flig...-/162626974409
interestingly they have included the Soviet’s thoughts on the Jaguar too... I wonder if it includes a lot of laughing?
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