There Is a Real-Life 'Viper,' and He Made a Cameo in 'Top Gun

The only former TOPGUN instructor with a MiG kill was portrayed by Tom Skerritt in the biggest Navy movie ever.

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Top Gun (1986) - IMDb

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Every Call Sign From 'Top Gun,' Ranked - The Ringer

Meet one of the real Navy pilots behind 'Top Gun: Maverick

In Top Gun (1986) Charlie's older man date at the officer's club is the real-life Viper, Rear Admiral Kenneth Pettigrew USNR (Ret.). Former Naval Aviator and TOPGUN instructor. He served as the

Top Gun: Maverick's actors really did up in those F/A-18s – and it was just as brutal as you'd imagine

The real 'Iceman' was a Navy flight surgeon and 'high-energy rock' guitarist

Your Burning Questions About 'Top Gun: Maverick' Answered - The New York Times

The story of how TOPGUN selected the F-16N Viper, the adversary aircraft that had the ability to simulate the MiG-17, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-29 and Su-27 - The Aviation Geek Club

No points for second place: Those who didn't make the Top Gun sequel

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