MiG-19S in USAF
Its important,that not so much is known about use of MiG-19 in USAF.
But go to the beginning.
"Cuban era" of MiG-19 was not so much significant and long. MiGs operated on "Island of Freedom" from November 1961 to the 1965 in strenght of only 12 planes. There should by more of them,but transport of next dozen of them failed.
MiGs were send via ships from UdSSR in crates and marked like agricultural tractors and sewing machines.
This camouflage will be not revealed, if there was hurricane Flora in autumn 1963.
Ship with transported MiGs was driven to the coast of Florida. CIA knew about the shipment and used this chance to take intact soviet planes.
The ship was "fake-sunked" and cargo was unloaded in United States.
All planes were assembled and two of them was hardly tested by USAF.
Remaning ten MiGs were assigned YF-112 and determined to well-known 332. FG "Red Tails".
There they were used in "Special enemy flight" and used like Aggressor flight for development of fighting procedures against them.
Eight planes with numbers 001 to 008 were used in flights,two remaining were destined for spare parts supplying.
P.S. scheme is "custom work" for comrade Randalf and story was made by him.... "poor translating" is my own work. Please excuse me for my bad english ...
