Air Force /
Elite

Documentary Series6 Episodes2024National Geographic

The Air Force Thunderbirds (U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron) are elite combat pilots who perform precise aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the capabilities of modern fighter aircraft and the high degree of professional skill by the U.S. Air Force.

Embeds with the U.S. Air Force's storied demonstration squadron as a new class of pilots undergoes a brutal two-month certification flying inches apart at hundreds of miles per hour. Beneath the precision and spectacle, the film is a study of trust, sacrifice and the human cost of operating at the edge of the possible.

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DirectorMatt Wilcox
Executive ProducerBarack Obama
Executive ProducerMichelle Obama
ProducerBrian McGinn
ProducerJason Sterman
ProducerEthan Lewis
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