TOPGUN Founder Tells How He Started Elite Fighter Pilot School, Rewrote Book on Air-to-Air Combat

Left: Courtesy of Navy Historical Foundation; Right: Courtesy of Palm Springs Air Museum via Dan Pedersen

There’s no doubt fans of “Top Gun” were thrilled with Maverick’s silver screen comeback. But the real-life story behind that elite fighter pilot school is mind-blowing in equal measure.

Or maybe way more mind-blowing.