In May of 1983, an article was published in California Magazine about a group of superstar pilots training at a naval facility in Miramar, CA., dubbed "Fightertown, U.S.A." The story would go on to inspire one of the biggest blockbusters of the 1980s, Top Gun, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this week. Tony Scott's aerial action-drama centers on ace pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and his RIO, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, as they attend the Navy's prestigious Weapons Fighter School. The movie would go on to become one of 1986's most successful films, and its soundtrack would earn an Academy Award for Best Original Song with Berlin's "Take My Breath Away".

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