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"Heater’s photos were my model and inspiration for all the jet and carrier photography in TOPGUN." Tony Scott, TOPGUN Director, Paramount Pictures
"Star Wars on Earth"the shot of F-14 Tomcats on the prowl that inspired the producers to make the movie TOPGUN
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From the "bar scene" in TOPGUN. F-14 Tomcats enter the break
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F-14 on CAT 1 USS Constellation
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F-14 Tomcat launches into the cold wet Aleutian sky
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A-7 Corsair
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Russia TU-16 Badger
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F-18
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F-14
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F-14 loaded with six Phoenix and two Sidewinder missiles
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CAG Birds
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F-14 Night Launch
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Flight Deck
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Rainbow Refueling
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AH-1 Cobras on flight deck
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Sixteen F-14 Tomcats from VF-124
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OV-10 Bronco landing on paved road guarded by Marines
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Bronco firing air-to-surface rockets
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USMC helicopter workhorses
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Iwo Jima Memorial
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Every USMC tactical jet type in the 1990’s
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The "Phrog"
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VF-21 F-14 Tomcat with six Phoenix missiles and two Sidewinders
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Tomcat in the clouds
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TopGun A-4 Skyhawks
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Tomcat "Vapes"
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Wolfpack Tomcat
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F-14 Moonrise at Sunset
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A-6 Intruder on Bomb Mission
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VF-2 "Bullets" F-14 Tomcat
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Tomcat Post-Trap
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F-4 Phantom in Full Afterburner
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E-2C Hawkeye Hooks a Wire
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F-14s over the Indian Ocean
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Tomcat Supersonic Fly-By
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Plane Guard
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Tomcat Silhouette
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EA-6B Prowler
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F-18 Hornets
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VF-21 Freelancers Night Launch
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EA-6B Approaches CAT-1 for Night Launch at 56,000 lbs.
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E-2C Hawkeye folds Wings
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Tomcat Sunset
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MiG-17 & MiG-15
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Black-tailed "CAG Birds" from each Squadron
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E-2C Hawkeye at the Ramp
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Tomcat in Tension
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Landing time exposure: Approach speed light between wingtip lights. Sparks from Tailhook
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TopGun F-16
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Stacked Bow
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Hornets Rainbow
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Tomcat Sunset
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Bronco and Hercules
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TopGun F-5E
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EA-6B High-speed Pass
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Russian Badger
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Tomcat in Persian Gulf
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