RAF Trains for Afghanistan At Top Gun Base

[Gary]

RAF pilots are training for the harsh conditions they will face in Afghanistan - at the American base where the movie Top Gun was filmed.

The Merlin helicopters and crews will deploy to the war zone next month after completing training at the El Centro naval air facility in California.

The extreme heat in the mountain and desert terrain along the US border with Mexico is almost identical to conditions in Afghanistan.

Full story plus video on the Sky News website

[HighlandSniper]

An interesting clip, thanks for sharing. That aside I fail to see the need of Sky news to sensationalise the report with the Top Gun link.

[Gary]

An interesting clip, thanks for sharing. That aside I fail to see the need of Sky news to sensationalise the report with the Top Gun link.

Yeah i thought that too. BBC news has the same story and video

[headset 57]

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Snap!, just seen your link after i posted mine!.

[Sheff]

It looked like Miramar to me on the movie...

[urkles]

And I believe the flying was at Fallon!