Navy fighter jets honor 'Top Gun: Maverick' at the Oscars with historic flyover in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- U.S. Navy fighter jets honored the presence of "Top Gun: Maverick" at this year's Oscars with a historic performance over Hollywood.

At the start of the show Sunday, two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets flew down Hollywood Boulevard at an elevation of only 1,000 feet. The jets came from Naval Air Station Lemoore near Fresno.

Inside the jets were two instructors, a squadron commander and a graduate from the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program - known as "Top Gun."