The Real Top Gun
The 2022 film "Top Gun: Maverick" continues the adventures of the ace fighter pilot made famous by Tom Cruise. But how true to life is the fictional story to the real Naval Fighter Weapons School? TOPGUN flight instructors take us inside the most famous and prestigious training program in the sky, where only the top 5% of U.S. naval aviators are accepted. We reveal the tactics and techniques taught in the classroom and in the air. We also examine how the real Navy TOPGUN came to be, an origin story that is truly stranger than fiction.
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Christopher Browne Director · Cindy D'Agostino Editor
United States release May 22, 2022 · Produced in United States
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Smithsonian Networks
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
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United States · May 22, 2022
TV · Smithsonian Channel