Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 5 - The Real VIPER and Javier Medina
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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://TopGunFans.com where you'll find more 'behind the scenes' stories and information about Top Gun that isn't available from anywhere where else.
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