I've been in several documentaries on TV over the years, including "Top Guns", "Speed", "Fighter Squadron" and "Fighting the War". Only the book for "Top Guns" (written by an ex-SF chap in Op CORPORATE) and "Fighter Squadron" bore any resemblance to what actually happened!
Top Guns - book by Hugh McManners
Fighter Squadron - Primtime Video
So it is of little surprise that "Fighter Pilot" did not reflect reality. In fact, my time in J3/J5 at PJHQ allowed me to see what a bunch of lies the media feeds us each and every day - since 2003 I haven't bothered buying a newspaper unless I want to look at the 'for sale' section or if it contains my fish and chips!
LJ