JET SET

Move over, Maverick... Meet the real-life Top Gun pilots

- WORDS: NATASHA HOLT, TESS LAMACRAFT, IAN MACEWAN

Made famous by the 1986 movie starring Tom Cruise, the Top Gun unit comprises the most elite fighter pilots in the US Navy.

Now, a six-part series follows a group of Navy and Marine Corps students as they face the final stage of the gruelling training programme that will see them earn their coveted gold wings.

AIMING HIGH