TOP GUN: Behind the Scenes with the REAL TOPGUN Instructors - F-5/MiG-28 Group (1/2)
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- TOPGUN Instructor Pilots/RIO discuss the filming of the first TOP GUN movie from its inception to filming with the F-5s. Part 1 of 2. www.cwlemoine.com
Robert "Rat" Willard is a retired United States Navy admiral who last served as the 22nd Commander, U.S. Pacific Command from October 19, 2009 to March 9, 2012. He previously served as Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet from May 8, 2007, to September 25, 2009. Prior to that, he served as the 34th Vice Chief of Naval Operations from March 18, 2005, to April 2007. On March 9, 2012, Admiral Willard retired from the Navy after 39 years of service having flown the A-4, F-5, and F-14. On May 9, 2012, he was elected president and chief executive officer of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. en.wikipedia.o...
Sandy "Jaws" Winnefeld is a retired US Navy admiral, fighter pilot, TOPGUN instructor, and captain of the nuclear carrier USS Enterprise who last served as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Jaws flew the F-14, A-4, and F-5. He now hosts his own podcast The Adrenaline Zone: www.theadrenal...
Greg "Hollywood" Dishart is a retired U.S. Navy commander, TOPGUN instructor, and airline pilot. After leaving TOPGUN in 1986, he went on to fly the F-14 until he retired. He also flew the F-5 and A-4.
Pete "Horse" Caulk is a retired U.S. Navy commander, TOPGUN instructor, and airline pilot. After leaving TOPGUN in 1988, Horse went on to fly the F-14 until his retirement in 1994. He also flew the F-16, A-4, and F-5.
Rick "Organ" Hammonds is a retired U.S. Navy commander, TOPGUN instructor, and airline pilot. Throughout his career, Organ flew the F-14, F/A-18, F-5, F-4, A-4, and A-7. Check out Organ's interview here: • From the Bayou to the ...
Dave "Bio" Baranek is a retired U.S. Navy commander, TOPGUN instructor, and F-14 Radar Intercept Officer. Bio left Topgun in 1987 and returned to an F-14 squadron. After several staff jobs he was selected to command Tomcat squadron VF-211 1997-98, then retired from the Navy in 1999. After the Navy he worked as a defense contractor in IT and then training and readiness. Bio has also written three books about his flying experiences. www.topgunbio.com/
My Dad's call sign was also 'Rat' he flew F-8 Crusaders. He knew Pete Pettigrew, the inspiration for Viper
Admiral Robert "Rat" Willard was my Captain and CO while I was on the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 in 96 and 97. He was an amazing Captain, took care of all of us and I am proud to have been one his shipmates.
Mine as well. OX Division 95 to 98!
@@JetguyP3 I was V4 from 96 to 99 and was trying to remember when Admiral Willard (Captain Willard at the time) left, 97 or 98. I wasn't a huge fan of the changes after the new CO came on board.
@@tu6202 Your thinking of JJ ! Turned the bridge into a bar LoL!
When I think of my time onboard Lincoln and serving under 3 CO's in Cant. Willard that I recall most fondly
AIMD div 3 96 -20
Brilliant stuff, I loved how you just let them chat amongst themselves rather than constantly breaking the flow of conversation as some people do. A great insight in to the camaraderie back then that lasts to this day. Can’t wait for the next part here in the UK 🇬🇧
Yes - it's about the guests, not the interviewer. Some people forget that.
I was a maintainer at Topgun before, during, and after the filming. It was an amazing place to work. Each one of these guys were professional and courteous as they walked through our PR/AME shop prior to their sorties. Great job getting these guys together Mover. I'm looking forward to the next vids. Keep 'em coming.
Thank you for helping to set the standard of professionalism, Tim!
The F-111 had the same TF-30 engine and was prone to compressor stall, roll back to idle or flame out. Usually they would relight ok but lots of altitude below you was nice.
I still remember being 14 years old, and seeing the movie Top Gun. Seeing your show brings me back to the optimism, and happiness of youth. Thanks Mover!
I'm just surprised it took until 19:45 to see a pilot start talking with his hands. But seriously, Mover, what an incredible job getting all these guys lined up and in one place at one time (so to speak). Can't wait for part 2!
Who? organ
Rat, thank you for your service. My father commanded the 26Th TFS out of Clark AFB Philippines from 81-85. I was told 2 of the pilots in his squadron flew F5s in the movie. Any insite to this? Dad lost his battle to cancer / Agent Orange exposure in 2015. I love these stories, and to hear more about the DRPCB’s of the 26Th TFS!
Fun story, "Uncle" Rat used to baby sit me and worked with my dad when they're were in the Navy aboard cvn 72. I have a picture as a kid wearing his mig helmet from top gun.
ARE YOU FREAKIN" KIDDING ME? This is aviation history! Amazing interview and collection of Naval heroes all at once! Thank God we have the opportunity to see such talent and patriotism! Thanks to everyone for their contribution to this video, and their service to our nation! I am beyond honered to have experienced this event! You all have the respect of a grateful nation! C. W., probably the most impressive vlog on your channel ever! How will you ever top this? I'm blown away!
"Their making a movie about us, we're not making a movie about them..," is the most honest and very fighter pilot thing to say about the movie.
Mover, what an historic accomplishment, getting all these pilots that were involved with the movie. The subjects of script, cinematography, naval command (Pentagon) approval & leaning how the motion picture industry works. There was an education on both sides of the camera. The laughter and tears of these warriors at top gun school, no, top gun ACADEMY, a unique time in US military aviation. You should get an award for this incredible interview!
I became a GCI while stationed on the Nimitz between 1977 and 1982. Upon rotation to shore I became an instructor at the AIC school (GCI). After my instructor I returned to a bird farm (JFK) and as soon as I arrived the Combat Information Center officer told me I would be heading to the spring 86 Topgun class (was there over Easterr).
The filming had just wrapped up. My instructors were the fliers from the movie.
We did not really talk about it and the first time I saw much about it was when I went to a movie in VA Bch and saw a poster for the upcoming movie.
Awesome! I am Just building a model of Bio's F-14 tomcat *painting when listening to9 this episode) and one of the next projects for 2023 is Top gun's F-5E.
Great idea to bring all these guys in one place. We need more content like this!
Geez, this community is so small 😅 looking forward to your rendition of TOPGUN F-5E
You can see one of the actual “MIGs”used in the film in Fort Worth Texas. Fort Worth Aviation Museum
I was part of a Marine GCI controller squadron at MCAS Yuma from 93-97. The Snipers have a really cool ready room, with lots of scale models hanging on the wall, and Russian themes everywhere. There was a Colonel commanding the squadron then, callsign 'Circus'. He was one of the 'Russian MiG-28' pilots in Top Gun, when he was a younger Captain if I remember correctly. Cool unit, and great pilots.
Circus was actually flying an A-4 in the movie and will be in the upcoming A-4 parts…
I met Heater last September, really humble guy, great privilege. Thanks for the interviews Mover, very well done.
I had the privilege of talking to Hollywood at the Miramar air show in 1986 I believe. He was doing duty on the Topgun static display, 543 if I remember correctly. He was kind enough to talk to me at length and answer all my questions. I was a big Topgun buff, not the movie but the actual program. I became enamored with USN fighter aviation after reading about the Kleemann and Muczynski Fitter kills. I had read all I could on the subject, bought Shaws book on ACM etc. I’d even park on Kearney Villa road at the end of 24 and take photos of the jets coming into the overhead, at least until security told me to leave. I wound up with a pretty good collection of Topgun aircraft photos from 1982-1987ish. Hollywood answered all my questions was polite and treated me with dignity. I remember telling him he had the best job in the world and I’d sell my mother to Arab slavers to have that job. I’m glad to see all of you are well and getting the notoriety you deserve, not for the movie but for your accomplishments in service and for winning the Cold War.
Should also mention Venlet and Anderson regarding the Fitter kills.
Only a fighter pilot can do an interview like this and not ask needless pointless questions. Great job Mover!
Maybe, in the world of the movie, it wasn’t until Goose’s mishap that jettisoning the canopy became a boldface item.
In any case: amazing that you got everyone together for something like this. Most film and TV documentaries collect talking-head interviews with people on different days and intercut them, and here you are casually doing it live.
What a great bunch of guys. And anything with BIO in it is always great!
"Flex" Galpin was my Air Wing Commander in Atsugi, Japan, and everything said here about him absolutely tracks. He was a no-kidding rock star and a great leader.
Truly epic, and thanks to all involved. No shouting or jumping up and down, just great individuals doing interesting things. 👍
Good stuff Mover, When I was 16 doing a CAP Civil Air Patrol summer encampment at Seymore Johnson AFB. We just finished learning to repel and were already jacked up. We got cleaned up then went off base to see the new release TOPGUN! Needless to say I was hooked! Two years later joined the Air Force and was stationed at Nellis AFB, as you know home of Red Flag. Some of the best years of my life!
I really liked this format. I get the feeling you put a lot of effort into structuring the conversation as it wasn't just a mess of people talking over each other.
These are some of my favorite segments on the channel, love the history these guys made.
my recollection at the time of filming that Art Scholl was in an inverted flat-spin and actually radio'd "I have a problem" I was a big fan of him back then
One of my greatest memories as a young man was meeting Horse. It was spring break and my parents took the family to CA. We went to Disney, but I couldn’t care. Going to NAS Miramar, meeting him, sitting in his F-5, getting a VIP tour of the place, my picture taken in front of the “MiG” wall, and everything else was my highlight of the trip. Thank you Mover!!!!
My respect and admiration for the F-5 has grown over the years. She's such a sexy ole' gal, and that 'MiG-28' scheme was perfect on her.
Thanks for getting these guys together for a very interesting and unforgettable session, Mover. This video is truly a gift for guys like me, and for that I'm subscribing. 👍
I've come to appreciate the aesthetics of the F5 as well! Such simple, elegant, well balanced curves. They shoulda called it the Stiletto :)
And then, there's the F-20, a few hunderded would come in mighty handy right now, in Ukraine, and with NORAD.
I loveeee the f-5 it’s honestly one of my favourite fighter planes. There used to be an airforce base here in Miramichi New Brunswick Canada once known as CFB Chatham and there was a F-5 squadron called the bluenose squadron along with cf-101 voodoos.
Love that they all have model planes!
Wow! REALLY cool that you got all those guys together! 👍🏻
I like how these guys remind me so much of my ground school instructor
Just wanted to say thank you for these interviews. Absolutely brilliant stuff.
As someone who grew up with Top Gun, that was fascinating. I could say that the film is the main reason why I fell in love with aviation, like many others probably. Cheers from France Mover o/
Mover, thanks for doing this interview and getting everyone together. I have seen Bio, Rat and Organ talk about doing the movie on their own but it is great to hear everyone collectively.
Wow! An all star cast of characters. How did you swing this one Mover? You wont find another one like this with all of these legends gathered in one place to talk about such an iconic movie!!. Good stuff. Cant wait for part two. 👍🇺🇸✌
I've finished Bio's book recently and this is such a treat! I can get to see the people who made the movie possible. Awesome stuff! Thank you, gentlemen.
One of the greatest videos I’ve watched on UA-cam. Class work Mover for getting this set up and executing it perfectly.
Can’t wait for more of this!
The stories are incredible! Didn’t know there were air forces pilots in top gun
That story will be told in upcoming videos. Mike “Boa” Straight was our 1st Air Force Exchange pilot, and he is included in upcoming A-4 videos.
I could listen to old fighter pilots talk to each other all day! good stuff!
Thanks Mover! I am looking forward to watching this! Your interview with Rick Hammond was a great watch - as are all of your interviews. Thank You!
Worth the watch! You can feel the brotherhood of veterans that served and served together throughout the interview.
Fantastic video. Well done getting these all together to recount their memories from making the film. That can't have been easy to schedule.
That was EXCELLENT !! Thanks Mover and the pilots for sharing. 👍🇺🇸
I went to the the AIRSHOW at Miramar right after the movie came out. One of the best air shows ever. Miss seeing the Tomcat.
just had our Avalon airshow here is Australia, this was the best topgun movie , and these guys are bloody heros , what storys they could all tell , as well as this tg story. well done to all
Outstanding Mover.
Dude you absolutely nailed it. This was so kool. Cannot wait for the 2nd one. Thank you for each and every one of you pilot's that did this for us and Mover. Great stuff. You cannot make this stuff up..
I was ATC at NAS Fallon from ‘04-‘09, then on the USS GW in Japan. I miss jet noise. Heck, if you were ever at Fallon during that timeframe, I probably talked to you as Approach, Tower, Desert, or Final Control 🤙🏻
Thanks for this fascinating discussion with these guys and yes even on subs there is an East Coast / West Coast Navy. Looking forward to more.
Great video thanks Mover! Can’t wait for part 2 and hearing from the A4 pilots. Seems Skyhawk pilots really loved that jet so I’m hoping to hear some pilot gush on the A4 !
Best aviation interview I've heard in a while.
Got my copy of Brick by brick today, just started reading it, love the spectre series, awesome job. JV.
Can't wait for part 2. Very entertaining listening to all you guys! Great stuff!!
I love the nature of all these guys, I'm looking forward to the other parts of this.
Great video Mover. Really enjoyed the pilots just talking through their memories and all the HUD footage of the flights.
Awesome discussion. Thanks Mover!
Pete “Horse” Caulk is the greatest fighter pilot name I’ve ever heard.
C.W. i love what you do for the community!!! keep it up!!
There have been so many words already, but I can only offer one... AWESOME!
Mover's become my favorite youtuber.
I went to University of Florida NROTC back in the late 90s. One of the F-5 pilots, Maj Ray "Secks" Seckinger, was our NROTC XO while I was there. He had some interesting stories. Great American!
And edit: There's Secks! LOL. Love that guy! I need to reach back out to him. Mover, tell him that (now) LCDR (ret.) Kevin "Bender" Overmann (UF class of '00) says hi, LOL.
Great video Mover. I loved Wombat's interview on your channel but you manage to get incredible guests with amazing stories, and you're a great interviewer. My favorite was Rick Ball, I think that was his name. What a crowd to put together!!!
This is great. Listening to all these men tell not just a story, but what actually went on during filming the movie is fascinating. Very interested to hear the rest of this conversation. Great work!
Outstanding!! Thanks for getting this together Mover!!
Nice work Mover, well done.
How cool would it have been in the scene of Top Gun Maverick, where Hangman destroys that last fighter… he looks over at Maverick and says..
"Any of you boys seen an aircraft carrier around here"?
Hey Mover, I cannot lie this was an amazing video and so professionally handled by yourself, great to see flyers come alive discussing their craft like this :-)
Just read Two of Bio's books, I enjoyed every chapter. Top Gun and F-14s will always be a great movie and Best Plane Ever!!
Excellent video content and you were respectful to just let them talk. You brought the flow and connection. Congrats Mover!
Mover's channel is one of the best on YT.
Dude that was easily just as cool as the movie ! Nah scratch that - cooler
The only movie I memorized every shot and every line to back in the day. Thanks for your hard work fellas.
Amazing that you got all these guys together at the same time! You could have easily made this 1st part longer and still kept the audience intrigued with these recollections and the B-Roll inclusions. Great job, Mover!
These are great.
Well this was a great way to start out my morning. Thanks for getting these guys all in one spot!
Thank you 😊
6:47: The pilot for that Learjet was Clay Lacy who is well-known for many aviation-related reasons, including his work in the film industry.
Excellent work, Mover, natch. I can imagine a beer call with these guys would have been pretty damn cool back in the day.
Hey Thanks For The Combat Breaths!
This is fantastic work organizing these interviews. I find it more interesting than watching the movie itself.
One of my top favorite movie. I have also loved to get into details of events and people (homework). Thank you so much mover for taking the time and all the work to put this together.
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Fantastic.
Loved this!
Cool interviews .. really interesting
...having a Top Gun Day. 🙂Watched the movie, then "Mover Ruins Movies for Top Gun (1986)" and headed on over here. Now having my interlude. Next: Top Gun MAVERICK, and guess what comes next? 🤣Loving the content!👍👍🙂 🇬🇧
These were the real stars just amazing
Dude, You Flew Those Jets
Thank you for putting that together, Mover.
A great movie, flown by great pilots! Thanks for posting this, Mover!
Im glad to see you going back to the roots of your channel with Top Gun stuff.
Roots?
@@CWLemoine Just referring to pilot interviews and aviation stuff, I'm not big on the race-car stuff, but that's just me. Still like to see more ruin movie episodes.
@@thecatdaddy1974 cars are the roots of this channel. Interviews didn’t come until much later.
Thanks, Mover! Quality content.
What a great group. Bring on part deux!
Awesome stuff
Great video Mover!
I’d love to know how many aviation careers these guys started. Fun to watch. Thanks, Mover.
Fantastic video. Great work getting these guys together to hear their stories.
Excellent, Mover! Thanks, looking forward to the next installment.
Great video!
I love these interviews. Fantastic stuff Mover!!!
Thanks for all the entertaining and educational videos. I'd like to see you get a show on Fox Nation themed for aviation, cars, copters, and life lessons. You are a terrific interviewer and I reckon you could make that transition seamlessly.
What an epic lineup. Great video
awesome collaboration!