Dan Pedersen (Books)

Dan Pedersen Books

Dan Pedersen was a pivotal figure in the formation of the Navy's legendary "Topgun" program. His extensive combat experience during the Vietnam War and vast flight training provided him with a unique perspective on aerial combat tactics. Pedersen's career, marked by flying 39 different aircraft types and accumulating thousands of flight hours, laid the groundwork for the elite training of future naval fighter pilots.

Topgun

320 pages
12 hours of reading

4.3(43)Add rating

March 1969. American jets are getting shot down at an unprecedented rate over Vietnam. In an urgent effort to regain the advantage the Admirals turn to a young naval aviator called Dan Pedersen. Officially, the programme he set up was called the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. To everyone else it was known simply as TOPGUN Pedersen's hand-picked team of instructors - the Original Eight - were the best of the best. Together, they revolutionised aerial warfare and rediscovered the lost art of fighter combat. This is the extraordinary, thrilling story of how TOPGUN saw America reclaim the skies, by the man who created it.