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This is how Goose died.

And how the test pilot who was flying the F-14 to get the shot for the movie died[0], as well.

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Scholl

Oh wow, I never knew about that.

Uhm.. sort of, I guess? The airplane that Art Scholl died in was a Pitts S-2 BiPlane, not an F-14. So.. pretty different, although yes he died in a spin while filming footage for Top Gun.

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