TOPGUN - French Documentary

This is a documentary of TOPGUN, the Navy Fighter Weapons School. It was produced during TOPGUN's heyday, right after the movie "Top Gun."

I had just started working there, so I know some of the people being interviewed. LCDR George Dom was one of the best guys to work with. He's the white-haired pilot interviewed near the beginning. He later became Commanding Officer of the Blue Angels. How do you top a career like that?

Note: I cut off about the first 2 minutes due to YouTube's lame 10 minute limit.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• TOPGUN
• top
• gun
• navy
• fly
• flight
• aviation
• pilot
• jet
• fighter
• training
• school
• air
• aircraft
• war

[CrazyHermit]

when exactly did the heyday end?

[KutWrite]

@CrazyHermit When they moved to Fallon and merged with STRIKE U. Another answer: When I left!

[clarkdoc]

@KutWrite, what is your callsign? How did you get you get selected to fly jets?

[KutWrite]

@clarkdoc I was not a Navy pilot. I produced the training videos for the squadron. My callsign was "Captain Video."

[clarkdoc]

What type of aircraft did he fly?

[KutWrite]

@clarkdoc Elwood? At TOPGUN, an A-4 and F-5, Blue Angels flew F-18s.

[Antifaith29]

How did they prep them to fight su 27/33 and mig 29s? I dont believe the u.s or any western power had a fighter to match those back then.

[dmanc1]

@KutWrite lol

[clarkdoc]

@ KutWrite, who are all the pilots in this documentary. Witch ones are they and their callsigns?

[KutWrite]

@clarkdoc No - I did see him on TV when he was CO of the Blue Angels. I wondered where he went after that - really - where do you go from there?