Dan  Pedersen

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Dan Pedersen



Dan Pedersen entered the U.S. Navy in 1953. He was the senior officer in the group of nine men who formed the Navy's legendary "Topgun" program at Naval Air Station Miramar in March 1969. He served in combat during the Vietnam War, with a flying cruise on USS Hancock (CVA-19) and three on USS Enterprise (CVN-65). He retired as a captain, having accumulated 6,100 flight hours and 1,005 carrier landings while flying 39 types of aircraft. He lives with his wife outside San Diego. ...more

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Topgun: An American Story

4.27 avg rating — 2,038 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions
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“Look around any room and you’ll realize that your people are everything. It doesn’t matter if it’s a business, a charity, a government agency, or a military unit. Your people are your destiny.”
Dan Pedersen, Topgun: An American Story



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