VF-111 (1956–1995)
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Fighter Squadron 111, also known as the Sundowners, was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as Attack Squadron 156 on 4 June 1955, it was redesignated VF-111 on 20 Jan
VA-156 F11F-1 Tiger
VF-111 F-8D attacks ground targets in South Vietnam in 1965
VF-111 Det.11 Omar's Orphans F-8C landing on USS Intrepid in 1967
VF-111 F-4B bombing over Vietnam in 1971
Top Gun
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Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash a
VF-111 (1956–1995)
…cruises with the Carl Vinson lasting until 1990. After the 1984-85 WestPac deployment, VF-111 and VF-51 participated in the filming of the movie Top Gun by providing planes for use in the film's aerial sequences. In the spring of 1986, VF-111 began another work-up cycle, completing a series of training…
Theatrical release poster
F-14A Tomcats of Fighter Squadrons VF-51 "Screaming Eagles" and VF-111 "Sundowners", and F-5E/F Tiger IIs of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, 1985
Filming and clapperboard of Top Gun on July 5, 1985