Topgun: The US Navy Fighter Weapons School: Fifty Years of Excellence

by Brad Elward

This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School's 50-year history. Currently located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, TOPGUN was formed in late 1968 at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, to create a graduate-level course in fighter tactics for Navy pilots deploying to Vietnam. Before TOPGUN, Navy F-4 Phantom II fighter crews in Vietnam managed only a 2.5:1 kill ratio versus Soviet-built MiG-17 and MiG-21...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764360140
• ISBN13: 9780764360145
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 9.3"