Below The Hard Deck

Nov 21 2021 1
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Top Gun fans, get ready to go below the hard deck with your favorite 80's movie. We'll take you behind the scenes of Top Gun with the very people who who helped to make the film. We have exclusive interviews with the cast and crew who share their stories of what it was like making such an iconic movie.

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Discovering "The F-14 Tomcast" with Dave ‘Bio’ Baranek

Nov 21 2021 73 mins  
If you love the F-14 Tomcat then you're going to want to enjoy this episode where I sit down and talk to David BIO Baranek about his new podcast, "The F-14 Tomcast", that is 100% dedicated to one of the most iconic aircraft ever to grace the sky. Bio was a Topgun student who went on to become a Topgun instructor. He was also part of the aircrew in the MiG-28 for the filming of Top

Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 5 - The Real VIPER and Javier Medina

Nov 21 2021 69 mins  
Rear Admiral Pete “Viper” Pettigrew who was hired to be the Military technical advisor (also a real MiG Killer in VN) and Javier Medina served as a Aircraft handler on the flightdeck of the USS Enterprise CVN-65 behind Tony Scott during all the shots there. If you love Top Gun, Topgun and military aviation then make sure you join the largest Top Gun Fan group online at https:/

Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 4 - Keeping It Real with Bio and Smegs

Nov 21 2021 64 mins  
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Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 3 - Life Behind The Lens

Nov 21 2021 91 mins  
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Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 2 - Background players "Blitz" and "Shoebo".

Nov 21 2021 60 mins  
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Nov 19 2021 89 mins  
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