Topgun

Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, aka "TOPGUN"-and the premiere of Jerry Bruckheimer's summer 2019 sequel to his blockbuster movie-the "Godfather of TOPGUN" shares the never-before-told story of how he and eight other risk-takers revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day.When American fighter jets were being downed at a horrifying and unprecedented rate during the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy turned to a young lieutenant colonel, Dan Pedersen, to figure out a way to reverse their dark fortune. On a shoestring budget and with little support, Pedersen picked eight of the finest pilots to help train a new generation to bend jets like the Phantom F-4 to their will and learn how to dogfight all over again.Now, the Fighter Weapons School's founder, the man who was picked to lead it at the start, from Miramar to Area 51...