Top Gun visually represented this by having him throw Goose's dog tags into the ocean at the end of the film, indicating that he's let go of the guilt that he felt towards the accident (in reality, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky (Val Kilmer) is primarily to blame for the incident anyways).
The end of Top Gun shows Maverick looking back at his experience in the academy and his most recent mission, during which he almost suffered a panic attack remembering Goose's death.
Upon closer inspection, however, it's not Nick Bradshaw's name that's engraved on the metal plate, but Mike "Viper" Metcalf (h/t tylerDurdenUMD). The TOPGUN senior official also has a personal connection with Maverick having served with his supposed disgraced father, Duke Mitchell.
However, in one of their conversations in the film, Viper revealed that the rumors about the older Mitchell aren't actually true. While he didn't elaborate on this matter, he assured Maverick that his dad did everything in terms of protocol and he's one of the best pilots that Viper has flown with.
However, while this particular plotline was tackled in the film, it wasn't as big of an element in the narrative to be brought up at such a crucial point. If anything, aside from Viper's story, which didn't offer much detail, there are still a lot of lingering questions regarding Duke Mitchell's career as a Naval aviator to be resolved just like that.
Chances are that the filmmakers intended this scene to be Maverick's way of letting of Goose, as originally perceived, but Cruise was given a different set of dog tags to film with.
Perhaps Top Gun's production crew assumed any dog tags could be used in the scene since the technology available to the public in the '80s had much lower image quality, making specific details like this unnoticeable to viewers — but as times have changed, people can now enhance the image to discover the continuity error.
The F-14 was the first of the American Teen Series fighters, which were designed incorporating air combat experience against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War.
- 也是我 ：（點播TOP GUN）
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希望看完整部應該可以得出究竟童年時期ㄉ我有沒有在電視上看過這部（。）-
歡迎消音。
初生小牛ㄟ⋯⋯哇，是24歲的湯
開頭飛ㄉ機型就是F14嗎（
所以角色的背景設定⋯⋯⋯
長相實在好耐得住歲月推移
頭的骨頭也太會長了什麼天選之頭（？？？）
除了口腔以前有骨性暴牙有全口整牙之外上半臉的組合太厲害ㄌ
跟續集應該是同款
Iceman - Handman
演員wwwww五官分佈好ry
好酷ㄉ翻譯選字（？
好好看的女性長相⋯⋯愛⋯⋯
幹⋯⋯您演技跟外貌的組合實在風華絕代大美人⋯⋯
眉骨跟眼睛也是天選組合（
我：
（跟符合年代審美）
（有點睏打字變流水帳（
我覺得那個年代能拍出Charlie這種女性真的很優秀，也難怪第二集女主不是她的時候有些可惜的聲音XD
直接看第二集也可接軌大概是18、19歲看的（救命好年輕wwwww）
旁邊沒理論阿宅（？）的爸一起看無人可問只好用自己的配速去理解ㄌ
我：不是很意外
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影響力太強XDDDDD
（爸目前身上唯一ㄉ品牌墨鏡🕶️就是雷朋ㄉ，沒問過本人不過應該也是因為TOP GUN
史上最強雷朋墨鏡業配的影響買的吧）突然想到阿湯哥曾經有想接演鋼鐵人
表演方式算有雷同ㄟwwwww（爆
好好看好好看好好看（
（看完各種感嘆到失語（
（跟媽看要解釋她看不懂的地方思考空間比較小
先這樣
有人聲的音樂每首接近齊頭式的厲害
Danger Zone作為第一主題曲又跟故事主題和主角塑造這麼契合
小時候聽到這首會從電視前彈開（？？？）拍攝難以稱讚暫且不提電影租約快到期再看一次（。
Maverick你這個大屁孩！！！！！
看完這遍我再來看第一集的幕後資料來對觀影心得的答案（？
是超越或可以跟F14競爭的產物嗎（
沒有特效捏
畫面還要跟著配樂踩出一致的行進步伐
讚死（
晚點看資料（
長官訓話台詞ㄉ語感好讚（
到底原文是什麼好好奇
我看ㄌ沒很懂（？）是要帶出ice角色的身家背景跟個性嗎
冷如冰，你說說看ㄚ（如今已接近地獄梗ㄉ一句話
眉骨跟眼窩的距離差
和眼珠ㄉ外觀（
Ice會一直看Maverick，應該是在意為何原定來Top Gun的人為何不是豹子頭（後知後覺ㄉ我）
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Ice : Who’s the best Pilot?
我沒喝過好好奇百威好喝嗎
鏡頭給好多
（永遠都在背後"Cover”的夥伴）
Maverick跟Charlie Flirting的台詞寫的好喜歡。（爆）
個人觀點上ㄉ尺度恰到好處情感攻防對話。
視覺上感覺幾乎都是用太陽的自然光線做明暗的補強（好耗人工和工時
另外這時候的電影拍攝已經可以後製色調了嗎
不過我想這部因為關注度很高當年應該也有一部分被認為是花瓶角色ㄅ
太美麗ㄉ困擾（ㄍ
（多數情況下女性被討論的情況多我也認為匪夷所思）
Scott兄弟的作品我要重新再看一輪><
（模擬實戰時他們被教官擊中後的吐槽
（M>，G>紅，I和其它成員>青色）
（提醒自己找來看）
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Memeries這首昨天在電影聽到的時候：這既視感太強烈⋯⋯（不確定小時候家裡放原聲還是看了不少視聽體驗有用同首曲子，太耳熟⋯⋯
大大，原來是德國出身。
但是除了我誰會看這個像是在寫便條紙的邊看邊打的自言自語噗。
不補了不補了（ㄋ哥？）
我：雖然剛才那段我非常感傷，但是阿湯哥此時只穿四角褲實在太好看。（？？？）
我媽：ㄟˊ⋯⋯身材真的很好
Goose離開之後跟Maverick跟Carole見面第一句居然是提Goose生前的意志，昨天看到這，太太直接讓我不行了
(簡單看了一下
（你放心去飛吧。）
Sorry, I’m too late.
Charlie說這句話有回頭再轉回來，轉身時凝視Maverick眼睛已經有血絲ㄌ...
好會嗆，喜。（等等
台詞用聽的可能有錯(O)
（不知道跟角色情境塑造有關係ㄇ
好寵學生（X
（昨天看我有分不清畫面是誰駕駛的戰機XDDDD）
「我們必須離開」
「我不能丟下他（冷如冰/冰人）」
I can’t leave ice.
原文台詞真ㄉ是
>> I am not leaving my wingman.
幹⋯⋯⋯
結尾ice實際對著人說了You are my wingman不就是回應ry
太激動打錯台詞Ice實際是說You can be my wingman
意思應該有點接近我的命可以交給你了
就，嗯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯
（我要放慢讓敵機靠近我）
- Merlin : DO WHAT (破音）
Merlin 反應好好笑wwwww
(長官：媽的我能不能好好喝一杯咖啡
You are still dangerous.
But you can/could be my wingman (in) anytime.
我好在意Maverick實際上有沒有把Goose的軍牌丟向大海。
我昨天看鏡頭的剪接方式認為是沒有ㄉ
（是在內心模擬丟掉象徵精神上move on）
對辨識牌的認識我能說是來自怪醫黑傑克OVA嗎，印象好像還是奇利柯有出場的集數（救命）
（戰戰兢兢Google對答案
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我：蛤
If anything, aside from Viper's story, which didn't offer much detail, there are still a lot of lingering questions regarding Duke Mitchell's career as a Naval aviator to be resolved just like that.
我下意識認為是近期離開的Goose的
（但留給身為太太的Carole也很合理）
看完這篇：WTF
好本作出現的米格機果然原型是🦢的
Rio原來是雷達訊號（攔截）中心ㄉ簡稱（好
台灣是翻譯通訊官（我搞錯真荒唐
長官有說是蘇聯戰機（⋯⋯
You “can” be my wingman anytime.
（聽台詞判斷錯誤，必須糾正
（音量調偏小也有關係但不能是藉口
（英文繼續練習吧唉唉唉唉
居然沒消音（喂XDD）（陷入風中凌亂）
謝大⋯⋯我⋯⋯愛阿恨⋯⋯愛我打的看電影便條⋯⋯
句子漏字應該很多，難為看的過程需要自動補字（無聲尖叫）
還有可以發的我應該可以新增ry發ㄌ再更新到這謝、謝阿恨喜歡
之前要找ㄉ昆汀TOP GUN影評：
前陣子看O國中文社群非常流行
But今天精力要搬去別的地方就先未完待續