#OTD in 1991, FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER premiered. The film was based on the Stephen Coonts novel published by the Naval Institute Press. The novel became a bestseller after Fortune Magazine ran a photograph of President Ronald Reagan sitting in the Oval Office with a copy on his desk. The film received full support of the Navy which allowed the production crew to spend two weeks shooting on board USS Independence. The Navy charged Paramount $3,000 per-flight-hour to film an A-6 and $1,500 for a he