Warbird Information Exchange

To all the flyers from Top Gun? Happened to watch it again the other night. Obvious demise for the F-14's but what about all the other aircraft used to make this movie?

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One of the F-14 that was used as "Maverick's" is preserved on one of the aircraft carrier museums. "Icemans's" Tomcats was lost in a crash.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

I could be wrong but I think one of the F-14s is at the March AFB museum in Riverside Ca.

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The more I learn about aircraft, the more I realize I still have to learn.

but all saved in the land of celluloid, cd's & fantasy. i read where that movie was rated 1 of the worst warbird flicks of all!! looking back........ it is kind of lame. check out the latest issue of aviation history magazine's latest issue where they rate the best & worst aviation movies ever. interesting reading!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

I've never quite understood why everybody hates that movie so. It has some (actually quite a lot, for a commercial movie) of the very best air to air photography ever done up to that time. Not a lot of military themed stuff since to match it either. I never paid much attention to the plot, but I've watched the movie in whole or in part many times and some of the aerial scenes still have me on the edge of my seat going "Wow", "Wow" and "My God that's wonderful!"

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Neal Nurmi

---Wingman Photo---

I've always wondered too, maybe because TC was in it?

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Roger Cain
www.sfahistory.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stearman/


We must limit politicians to two terms:
one in office and one in jail.

It was a decent enough flick, but it was no "Final Countdown". That's hands-down the single best Tomcat movie out there.

Lynn

Oh yeah, now you're talking! Great, great movie. Lots of neat shots of other a/c besides the Tomcats as well. The 2-disc DVD set has some neat Tomcat stuff on the bonus disc that is work checking out.

-Derek

Apparently it's very popular in the gay community...

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I've never fully understood the bashing of TC. I'm sure if I watched more TV I would better understand However, from what I have gathered here on WIX, I believe he owns the former Montana Miss P-51, flys it himself and I think he was willing to put the money up to get the former CAF P-82 flying. I would think that would put him in a much better light here on WIX. OK...I will stop spending so much time here and start watching more Oprah shows

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...just another plane dreamer.

Aside from the F-14's, where is everything else?

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"There are old pilots and bold pilots but few old, bold pilots."

According to one of the students I deal with, "Top Gun" is the "Brokeback Mountain" of the Aviation world!... lol...

Robbie

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I am a reenactor, have been since the early 1980s, and I am an aviation enthusiast, PILOT, A&P mechanic, and military vehicle owner. I have restored cars, trucks, and antique radios. These are MY hobbies- What are YOURS?.

I hesitate to post links here but this is pretty funny... Top Gun Recut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXxi9IK ... PL&index=8

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Give it a second and everything will be explained!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Wbxh3Xz9c

Tim

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that is the best reply!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!