Tom Demerly

Dearborn

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

New Thunderbirds Documentary May Give More Unscripted Look Inside Demo Team

1 week ago | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

Upcoming Netflix Thunderbirds Documentary Could Be Journalistic and Gritty. You likely remember last year’s “Blue Angels” feature documentary from director Paul Crowder. The film followed the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration team through off-season team selection and air show preparation. “Blue Angels” opened in movie theaters the weekend of May 17-19, 2024.
Trump Announces New Boeing F-15EX Unit and KC-46 Squadron for Selfridge ANGB

2 weeks ago | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, will be home to a new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II unit. The announcement was made during a visit by the U.S. President to Selfridge ANGB today, April 29, 2025. The President told assembled media and dignitaries that, “Very soon we will replace the A-10 with 21 new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets, the best in world”.
Search Still Underway For Missing Crew Members After U.S. Navy EA-18G Crashes Near Mt. Rainier

Oct 16, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly |David Cenciotti

A EA-18G Growler Electronic Attack aircraft belonging to the Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) “Zappers” carrying two crew members crashed near Washington’s Mount Rainier on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 3:23 p.m. local time. Neither crew member has been located. The aircraft wreckage was located in the mountainous region by search teams on Wednesday, October 16. “Aerial search crews located the wreckage at about 12:30 p.m.” the Navy said in a statement from spokesman Mike Welding.
Check Out This Massive Avro CF-105 Arrow Stage Prop That You Could Own!

Jul 16, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

For $12k Shipped, A 60% Scale Model of Canada’s Legendary Interceptor is Up for Grabs. The legend of the Avro CF-105 Arrow advanced interceptor, its fascinating development and bizarre cancellation, is well known in aviation circles. But one more fascinating fact about the Avro Arrow is that the aircraft was the star in a 2010 theater musical production written by Canadian playwright Doug Warwick.
The Last Surviving X-15 Pilot, Space Shuttle Test Pilot Joe Engle Dies at 91

Jul 12, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

Joe Engle’s Remarkable Career Bridged Gap Between Air and Space, Broke Records. Astronaut, X-15 test pilot and space shuttle pilot Joe Engle has died at home in Houston, Texas. He was 91. Engle passed peacefully surrounded by his family according to a NASA press release. Joe Engle is the final pilot to die of the 12 men who flew the X-15 rocket-powered, hypersonic test aircraft.
Report: 'Incident' Between U.S. KC-46 Pegasus And F-16C Off Netherlands

Jul 2, 2024 | theaviationist.com | David Cenciotti |Tom Demerly

Airband listeners heard an F-16 pilot report ‘a chunk taken out of its spine due to a too close breakaway incident’ during refueling operations with a KC-46. On June 27, 2024 an inflight refueling incident occurred between a new U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aerial tanker and an F-16 off the coast of Netherlands.
North Korean 'Poop Balloons' Close Seoul Airport in Another Harassment Raid

Jul 2, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly |David Cenciotti

Whether the escalation of balloon activity is a precursor to additional military activity or the emergence of a new normal for surveillance, testing and propaganda operations remains to be seen. But the increasing reliance on lighter-than-air assets is a noteworthy trend. A bizarre campaign of harassment between North and South Korea has escalated in recent weeks as the two countries continue to send propaganda and garbage balloons across each other’s’ borders.
How Did Documentary “Blue Angels” Do in Theater and Streaming Video Sales?

Jun 19, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

Aviation Fans Still Raving About “Blue Angels”. Where is The Thunderbird’s Film? This summer’s film showcasing a season of preparation for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, “Blue Angels”, debuted in 227 theaters across the U.S. last month on the weekend of May 17-19, 2024. The film earned a broadly positive reception and stronger than average ticket and streaming sales for a documentary in its first month.
First Ever Manned Boeing Starliner Test Flight on New Atlas Booster Successful

Jun 5, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams Make History on Way to Dock with ISS. For the first time ever, a manned Boeing Starliner spacecraft has achieved operational test orbit with two astronauts on board. Retired U.S. Navy Captain, Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and spacecraft pilot Sunita “Sunny” Williams launched from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1052 EDT (1452 UTC) on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
F-16 Crashes In White Sands Area Near Holloman AFB, New Mexico - Reports

Apr 30, 2024 | theaviationist.com | Tom Demerly

Developing Story: Local News Updating Reports of “Jet Crash”. Reports that an “F-16” has crashed in the White Sands area near Holloman AFB in New Mexico have surfaced in local news media. A report by journalist Drew Patrick of KFOX14/kfoxtv.com said that, “A jet crashed Tuesday on Highway 70 near Holloman Air Force Base”. A separate post on Facebook showed an image of a text communication that appears to be from an official communication saying, “pilot ejected safely”.