Charles “Chuck” Coleman died during a recent air show in New Mexico.
“RIP Chuck Coleman,“Teller wrote on social mediaon Monday.
“Chuck was our aerobatics flight instructor and instrumental in our preparation forTop Gun: Maverick.
Chuck Coleman; Miles Teller in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.Chuck Coleman/Instagram; Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures/Everett
He was an aerospace engineer, air show and test pilot, and our friend and ally.”
He was kind, humble and curious about others and the world we live in.
Gone too soon but his contributions will live on forever.
Thanks for the memories, Chuck.”
We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones and fans of Chuck Coleman.”
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Further details on the accident and its cause were not immediately available, though Coleman was the only fatality.
More information will be provided by the city as it becomes available, officials said.
