By the end of the movie you will have a complete understanding of what it was like to be one of the "Brother Birds."

There are pictures of Thunderbird teams during the Korea and Vietnam eras flying Super Sabres and Thunderchiefs.

Of course there is load of amazing footage close-up of the team in flight. Some sections even put you right inside the cockpit.

This team is flying the Northrop T-38 "Talon." This aircraft was withdrawn in 1982 after a major Thunderbird accident known as the "Diamond Crash," a malfunction of the lead plane caused a collision which resulted in the deaths of four pilots: Maj. Norm Lowry, Capt. Willie Mays, Capt. Pete Peterson and Capt. Mark Melancon.

We ride along with the solo pilots and the commander leader as they take a survey flight to pick out their key points to prepare for the Reading air show.

You get to follow the pilots as they walk to their planes, greet their crews, prepare to fly and depart.

If you have an interest in the Blue Angles or Thunderbirds then you will love this behind-the-scenes video.

1979 Team Roster
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #10 #11 #12	D.L. Smith Ron Maness Jim Latham Jim Coziahr Scar Scarbrough R.D. Evans Fred Erickson Jim Jiggens Bob Biehl Steve Hyle/Jim Epting Jim Jannette
Footnote: D.L. Smith died in a Thunderbird accident in Sept. 1981 in Cleveland, OH, following a three-day Labor Day performance - his engine sucked in seagulls on takeoff, his backsitter survived, unfortunately D.L. never got a parachute.

Runtime: 21:29

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"Great DVD!"

"My entire family watched "Thunder in the Sky" tonight. It brought back many great memories of those times and being Brother Bird on that Thunderbird team. I was heavily involved with the original production of the movie, having the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be with the legendary Jimmy Stewart in the sound studio when he recorded the voice over. And it is nice to see that Rare Aviation invested the time and resources to save this movie for you to enjoy. A+++." – Jim