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Behind a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (wearing on its fin the badge of the Fighter Weapons School), four F-14 and in the distance lots of aircrafts : at right in front of the hangar, two Skyhawks -at least one two-seat- and three North American T-2 Buckeye (white and red) ; at left of the flag, Skyhawks melt with BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier IIs.
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Behind a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (wearing on its fin the badge of the Fighter Weapons School), four [[:Category:F-14 Tomcat|F-14s]] and in the distance lots of aircraft: at right in front of the hangar, two Skyhawks - at least one two-seat - and three [[:Category:North American T-2 Buckeye|North American T-2 Buckeyes]] (white and red); at left of the flag, Skyhawks melt with [[:Category:BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier II|BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier IIs]].
 
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Revision as of 14:23, 10 September 2014

Top Gun movie poster.

Movie (1986)

Starring:
Tom Cruise (Maverick)
Kelly McGillis (Charlie)
Val Kilmer (Iceman)
Anthony Edwards (Goose)
Tom Skerritt (Viper)

When his wingman loses his nerve, Maverick gets the chance to attend the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, Top Gun. Here he meets his ultimate competition, his hero and true love but pays a tough sacrifice for it.

Northrop F-5F Tiger II

Portrayed as fictional "MiG-28" fighters, these aircraft are painted in fictional gloss black paint schemes with Soviet-esque roundels on the tails. They are claimed to carry Exocet anti-ship missiles, but are only shown with AIM-9 Sidewinders.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

File:TGT-38.jpg
Side view of an F-5F as a MiG-28

Northrop F-5E Tiger II

An F-5E portraying a MiG-28 seconds before being struck by a missile from one of the protagonists' F-14 Tomcats. The shots portraying destruction of aircraft were shot using models of the aircraft instead of the real airplanes

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

The main feature in this film is the Tomcat, the U.S. Navy's Air Superiority Fighter.

TGF-14 2.jpg
TGF-14 4.jpg
TGF-14.jpg

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

Used as the 'enemy' aircraft at Top Gun.

TGA-4 2.jpg

Behind a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk (wearing on its fin the badge of the Fighter Weapons School), four F-14s and in the distance lots of aircraft: at right in front of the hangar, two Skyhawks - at least one two-seat - and three North American T-2 Buckeyes (white and red); at left of the flag, Skyhawks melt with BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier IIs.

TopGun A-4b.png

McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II

Briefly seen in the passenger transport role by the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 57. BuNo 159114.

McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II of VR-57, BuNo 159114.

Boeing 727-200/ADV

File:TG727.jpg
American Airlines Boeing 727.

Sikorsky HH-3 Pelican

USCG HH-3F Pelican.

Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King

File:TGS-61 2.jpg
USN SH-3 Sea King.

Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II

Seen lined up on CV-65 at the end.


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