Netflix Documentary Puts Viewers Inside the Cockpit With Air Force Thunderbirds

The 90-minute film ‘Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds,’ premieres on May 23.

The United States Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the Huntington Beach Pier during the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 1, 2021. Michael Heiman/Getty Images

A new Netflix documentary will take viewers behind the scenes and into the cockpits with some of the best U.S. Air Force combat pilots—just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Debuting on May 23, “Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds” will chronicle the air service branch’s premier flight team as they take on three new pilots for the 2023 demonstration season.