Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun - 9pm, ITV 20th August
In the first of an exciting three-part documentary, clever camerawork and commentary relayed from in-helmet microphones combine to capture the thrills and drills of the cockpit. Three trainees at Britain’s elite fighter pilot school (including the establishment’s only female student) graduate from propeller planes to learning how to fly the F35 Lightning II, the RAF’s most advanced jet fighter, in a tough competition that involves dizzying rolls, whiplash 4G turns and hair-raising “treecutters”. And, yes, they really do quote Top Gun to each other
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