Even though Tom Cruise flew real fighter jets in his upcoming sequel Top Gun: Maverick, there was one jet that the superstar ... as he works as a test pilot for the Navy. He's dodging a promotion ...

Reintroducing an updated F-14 style-plane ... of the US Navy during the heady days of the Cold War was the F-14 Tomcat. Made famous by Tom Cruise’s legendary 1986 film, Top Gun, the F-14 Tomcat ...