Dan Pedersen

Daniel Arthur Pedersen
Nickname(s)Yank/Duke
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
RankCaptain
CommandsUSS Ranger
USS Wichita
Carrier Air Wing Fifteen
VF-143
Navy Fighter Weapons School
Battles / warsVietnam War
Other workTop Gun: An American Story

Dan Pedersen is a retired United States Navy Captain, credited as being the leading force behind the creation of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School program known as “TOPGUN”.