TRIVIA---in Roger Corman's VON RICHTHOFEN AND BROWN, veteran character actor Don Stroud played Canadian fighter pilot Roy Brown, who was credited with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen (although most sources now credit anti-aircaft fire as downing von Richthofen), the "Red Baron", the top ace of World War I. Stroud's older brother, Duke Stroud, played Air Boss Johnson in TOP GUN.
In Roger Corman's VON RICHTHOFEN AND BROWN, Don Stroud played Canadian fighter pilot Roy Brown, who was given credit for shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the top ace of World War I. John Phillip Law played von Richthofen.
Don Stroud's older brother, Duke Stroud, played Air Boss Johnson, who spills his coffee during Maverick's flyby, in TOP GUN.
In Roger Corman's VON RICHTHOFEN AND BROWN, Don Stroud played Canadian fighter pilot Roy Brown, who was given credit for shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the top ace of World War I. John Phillip Law played von Richthofen.
Don Stroud's older brother, Duke Stroud, played Air Boss Johnson, who spills his coffee during Maverick's flyby, in TOP GUN.