'Top Gun: Maverick' Impersonator To Visit LI American Airpower Museum

FARMINGDALE, NY — A "Top Gun: Maverick" impersonator is set to visit the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale for photo opportunities and a meet-and-greet, the museum announced.

Jerome Le Blanc, known as @CaliforniaTomCruise on Instagram, is set to visit the museum from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 29, where he will be joined by his "co-pilot," Iceman, or @ArizonaIceMan on Instagram.

"Attendees, please show up in your best Top Gun costumes!" the museum wrote in a news release. "Attendees who arrive in costume are part of Cockpit USA’s Movie Hero Jacket giveaway! The contestant with the best Top Gun costume will win a jacket from the Movie Hero Collection and be featured on Cockpitusa.com!"

Cockpit USA’s Iconic Movie Hero Collection will be available to purchase at the museum gift shop. The Movie Hero Collection includes the Movie Hero Top Gun brown leather flight jacket and the CWU - 36/P sage green textile jacket, as seen in the 2022 film, "Top Gun: Maverick." Along with the Movie Hero Collection, new styles will be unveiled at the event.

Special pricing and prizes are only available on site at the American Airpower Museum during the event.

The admission is $15 for adults; $12 for seniors 65-and-up and veterans; and $10 for kids ages 5 through 12. Free admission is available for kids under 5.

"Your contributions support AAM’s mission to honor Veterans and U.S. aviation history, by preserving the aircraft and their legacy for future generations," the museum wrote. "Help 'Keep ‘Em Flying!'"

The American Airpower Museum is at 1230 New Highway, Farmingdale.