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NASM Lecture: Top Gun Then and Now

July 20, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

Thirty-five years ago, the movie Top Gun brought the thrill and danger of naval jet aviation to the big screen, and its second installment, Top Gun: Maverick, will make its premiere later this year. To explore the impact of […]

Tomcat Tales – Dave “Bio” Baranek on Tomcats and TOPGUN

May 12, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

It’s been a decade and a half since the mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat retired from U.S. military service, but the type seems still to have a magnetic hold on aviation-minded people across the globe. Perhaps […]

Tomcat Tales – A Documentary About the Real Top Guns!

May 28, 2020 Moreno Aguiari 4

Like an A-List actor, Hollywood can’t resist casting the F-14 Tomcat, and we shall see her again sometime soon in Top Gun: Maverick, albeit in a cameo role. But before Tom Cruise brought us “Maverick,” there were […]

Sky’s The Limit as ‘Star Wars’ Takes on ‘Top Gun’ at Outdoor Cinema

August 19, 2019 Moreno Aguiari 0

The highest grossing Star Wars movie ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ and one of the most iconic aviation movies ever ‘Top Gun’ will be shown on a giant inflatable screen, set against a backdrop of […]

The Legacy of Top Gun

May 17, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Hill Goodspeed Historian Historian, National Naval Aviation Museum Article originally written for the Sextant More than thirty years ago, stunning footage of F-14 Tomcats flashed across the silver screen and moviegoers were introduced to […]

The Last Top Gun

September 4, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Each time Dan Zimberoff fired up an F-14 Tomcat perched on the deck of an aircraft carrier, he knew that flying a fighter jet demanded a level of brashness and rock star-esque […]

Happy Birthday To The Mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat

December 21, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

By Aviation Enthusiasts LLC The Grumman F-14 Tomcat flew for the first time forty-three years ago today. The F-14 emerged from the failed F-111B, which left the Navy without a successor for the F-4 Phantom […]

Top Gun

NASM Lecture: Top Gun Then and Now

Tomcat Tales – Dave “Bio” Baranek on Tomcats and TOPGUN

Tomcat Tales – A Documentary About the Real Top Guns!

Sky’s The Limit as ‘Star Wars’ Takes on ‘Top Gun’ at Outdoor Cinema

The Legacy of Top Gun

The Last Top Gun

Happy Birthday To The Mighty Grumman F-14 Tomcat

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