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William Tell is back after 19-year hiatus. Air Force’s version of Top Gun to showcase air-to-air capabilities of USAF, ANG and Reserve F-22, F-35 and F-15 Eagle units.
Military Aviation
William Tell is back after 19-year hiatus. Air Force’s version of Top Gun to showcase air-to-air capabilities of USAF, ANG and Reserve F-22, F-35 and F-15 Eagle units.
F-16 Viper on celluloid — The story of the Iron Eagle series
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-16 Viper on celluloid — The story of the Iron Eagle series
Sponsored by: Mortons Books
Naval Aviator explains what would have happened in real life to Maverick after having broken the hard deck and buzzed the tower in full AB on the first day of his Top Gun training
F-14 Tomcat / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Navy Pilot explains what would have happened in real life to Maverick after having buzzed the tower in full AB and broken the hard deck on the first day of his Top Gun training
That time a Boat Captain asked to a US Navy F/A-18 pilot to buzz his ship “Like Tom Cruise Did On Top Gun”
Military Aviation
That time a Boat Captain asked to a US Navy F/A-18 pilot to buzz his ship “Like Tom Cruise Did On Top Gun”
Naval Aviator tells the story of when a USMC F-9 Cougar pilot buzzed the tower of a USAF base. The Air Force advised him not to return to their airfield.
Aviation Humor / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Naval Aviator tells the story of when a USMC F-9 Cougar pilot buzzed the tower of a USAF base. The Air Force advised him not to return to their airfield.
Top Gun: Maverick wins the Best Sound Oscar as Tom Cruise visits USS George H.W. Bush (Carrier Could Play Role in New ‘Mission Impossible’ Movie)
Aircraft Carriers / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Top Gun: Maverick wins the Best Sound Oscar as Tom Cruise visits USS George H.W. Bush (Carrier Could Play Role in New ‘Mission Impossible’ Movie)
Because I was Inverted! Tomcat RIO who took part in the making of Top Gun tells the true story behind the famous scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
Because I was Inverted! Tomcat RIO who took part in the making of Top Gun tells the true story behind the famous scene where Maverick and Goose’s F-14 flies inverted above the black two-seat F-5F (AKA MiG-28)
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr., aka LT.(JG) Marcus "Sundown” Williams who briefly served as Maverick’s RIO in Top Gun, passed away
Military Aviation
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr., aka LT.(JG) Marcus “Sundown” Williams who briefly served as Maverick’s RIO in Top Gun, passed away
Q&A with a former F-14 Tomcat RIO: Dave "Bio" Baranek answers your questions
Aviation History / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
From the F-14 retirement to dogfighting against the F/A-18: former Tomcat RIO answers your questions
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
Retired Navy Captain Dan Pedersen, the Naval Officer who created TOPGUN, flies in a Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet
Aviation History / Military Aviation
Retired Navy Captain Dan Pedersen, the Naval Officer who created TOPGUN, flies in a Blue Angels F/A-18 Super Hornet
F-14 Pilot’s Unreleased Notes on Filming “The Final Countdown”
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
“Splash the Zeros!” F-14 pilot who flew in The Final Countdown shares his personal notes on the movie that introduced the Tomcat to Hollywood
Sponsored by: Tomcat RIO
Space Movie could make Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise the First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station
Military Aviation / Space
Space Movie could make Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise the First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station
Bravo-20 low pass! Check Out these awesome photos of an F/A-18 Super Hornet buzzing Top Gun: Maverick Crew during the making of the sequel to the 1986 classic
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Bravo-20 low pass! Check Out these awesome photos of an F/A-18 Super Hornet buzzing Top Gun: Maverick Crew during the making of the sequel to the 1986 classic
The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat aircrew that inspired the Legendary Top Gun Movie
Aviation History / Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat aircrew that inspired the Legendary Top Gun Movie
Video shows Italian voice double of Tom Cruise flying a jet prior to recording Top Gun: Maverick
Military Aviation
Video shows Italian voice double of Tom Cruise flying a jet prior to recording Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick takes us on its Mighty Wings
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
Top Gun: Maverick takes us on its Mighty Wings
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