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                 *     *     *     *     *      So what was I hauling, dear reader, between Nellis and Silverbow?      In reality I was flying support for three USAF classified black projects – transporting pilots, technicians and engineers.      The first project, which I’ve already mentioned, was code named “Constant Peg.”  The program was run by the USAF’s 4477th Test & Evaluation Squadron – their pilots being code named the “Red Eagles.”  These were the gentlemen who flew the MiG-21s and MiG-23s for the “Red Flag” combat training exercise.       So how many Russian fighters, dear reader, did the USAF have at their disposal for “Constant Peg?”      One afternoon in January of 1987, upon flying back to Nellis, a USAF Colonel happened to ride in t...