duties were assumed by VAW-120. In popular culture The unique firebird patch for VAW-110 was adapted for use in the films Top Gun (1986) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). The firebird emblem is used in the films to denote the fictional VF-1 Navy flight squadron to which characters Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) and Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) belong. The emblem can be seen on the characters' flight helmet, Mitchell's motorcycle and a few other places. See also History of the United States Navy List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons References Early warning squadrons of the United States Navy