For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
| Directing | Tony Scott | Director |
| Writing | Jim Cash | Screenplay |
| Production | Don Simpson | Producer |
| Production | Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
| Writing | Jack Epps Jr. | Screenplay |
| Editing | Chris Lebenzon | Editor |
| Sound | Harold Faltermeyer | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jeffrey L. Kimball | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Billy Weber | Editor |
| Art | John DeCuir Jr. | Production Design |
| Art | Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Ehud Yonay | Original Story |
| Production | Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bobbie Read | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | James W. Tyson | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Craig Edgar | Set Designer |
| Art | Stacey S. McIntosh | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Jonathan O'Connell | Standby Painter |
| Art | Richard A. Villalobos | Leadman |
| Crew | Mark Wade | Property Master |
| Sound | Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sarah Jacobs | Foley |
| Sound | George Watters II | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Edward M. Steidele | Foley |
| Crew | Allen Hall | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | R.A. Rondell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | John J. Connor | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ralph Nelson | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Joseph F. Valentine | Steadicam Operator |
| Editing | Bruce Pearson | Color Timer |
| Sound | Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Directing | June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | David Settlow | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Williams | VFX Artist |
| Crew | Elizabeth McClurg | Compositors |
| Costume & Make-Up | K.G. Ramsey | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rick Sharp | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Nick Alavardo | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Larry Blanford | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Jack Cooperman | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | George Howe | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | William E. Kelley Jr. | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Dan Koblash | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | David B. Nowell | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Don Thompson | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Gary Tolbert | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Jack Cooperman | Underwater Camera |
| Lighting | Ward Russell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Michael W. Blymyer | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Lisa Clarkson | Casting Associate |
