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The Black Cats The Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team. Flying the Wildcat HMA Mk2 as part of a solo and pairs display for the 2024 Display Season!
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Looks like it's slightly better weather for Day 3 of RIAT. The Team will be displaying again this afternoon so make sure you tag
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
for all your photos and videos! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
@airtattoo
@RNASYeovilton
@825NAS
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Great news! The Royal Navy Wildcat Demo Team will be returning for the 2021 display season.
Here is a quick taster; follow
@825nas
for more information on Wildcat training.
@rnasyeovilton
#flynavy
#royalnavy
#aviation
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RIAT 2024 ✅️
What a week! What a team! 5 days, 2 Helicopters, 3 Displays and 1 Sword! The judges awarded the team the Steedman Display Sword for best British Display! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
@airtattoo
@RNASYeovilton
@RoyalNavy
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We are still coming down from the excitement of RIAT
@airtattoo
. It was incredible to chat to so many of you over the past few days at the
#BlackCats
trailer! Make sure you tag us in your Photos and Videos of the aircraft and our team!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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Hope you enjoyed Day 2! Make sure you tag us in your photos and videos!
@airtattoo
#BlackCatDisplayTeam
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Presenting The Royal Navy Wildcat Display Team 2021! Well done to all those selected.
Follow
@825nas
for more information on Wildcat training.
@rnasyeovilton
#flynavy
#royalnavy
#aviation
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We are in.. set up... and ready for
@airtattoo
! The Black Cats are displaying on all 3 days and are looking forward to meeting as many of you as we can over the weekend. Make sure you pop over and day hello at the stand 👋👋🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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Introducing the display pilots for the 2024 season..
Lt Scott Sunderland and Lt Michael "Viv" Vivian will be conducting Solo and Pairs displays across the country throughout 2024.
Keep your eyes peeled for our display programme which we will be sharing with you soon! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
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Lovely to see
@RAF_Cosford
where we had a quick run through before putting BLACK 1 to bed!
See you Sunday
@cosfordairshow
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCats
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The 2024 Season is almost here! Make sure you get the chance to come and see the team display across the UK this year. We currently have 8 confirmed displays with more being added on a weekly basis! We look forward to seeing you all 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCats
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2 years since the team last performed at a UK air show, but today, Public Display Authority was granted to the RNWDT for the 2021 season! Congratulations to the whole team
@825NAS
; we look forward to seeing you all during the summer months👍
@RNBlackCats
@825NAS
@RNASYeovilton
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You may have seen our previous post showing you that
#Somethingiscoming
Well here is one more
I wonder what it could be?
#NihilObstat
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Day 2 of RIAT come down and see the stand opposite Flag number 34!
Watch to the left at 1254 to see Black 1 and 2 run in for their display!
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
@airtattoo
@825NAS
@RoyalNavy
@ForcesNews
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PDA Achieved! ✅️
Yesterday
@825NAS
hosted RAdm Rimington former CO of 702NAS and QHI who witnessed this year's Black Cats Display and awarded Scotty and Viv with their PDA!
Look to the skies over
@SouthportAir
this weekend!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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The team are at Woodvale with
@NavyWingsUK
.. see you shortly
@SouthportAir
!
The Black Cats will be arriving from the left at 1412!
#NavyBlackCatsDisplayTeam
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And that's a wrap on
@BmthAirFest
! It's been incredible meeting so many of you and we hope you enjoyed the displays alongside
@NavyWingsUK
. Make sure you tag us in any of your photos and we look forward to seeing you all again soon! Next stop
@AyrShowFOF
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
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We are up and running at
@SouthportAir
! Get yourself down to the stand to meet the aircrew and engineers of the Black Cats! Look to skies from 1341 to see us alongside
@NavyWingsUK
before our first Public Pairs display since 2016!!
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCatDisplayTeam
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The display practice continues with BLACK 1 carrying out a few run-throughs of the Solo display today under the watchful eye of the Display Supervisor! He maintains radio comms with the display aircraft and provides feedback to the display crew after each display.
#BlackCats
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Back at
#Swansea
after
@walesairshow
! Make sure you tag us in your photos! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for more!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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What a great Airshow Sidmouth 2021 was! Until next year! Here are the highlights. The team are now en route Bournemouth!
See you on the weekend folks!
🌞🚁🌞🐱
#FlyNavy
#NihilObstat
@RNASYeovilton
@815NAS
@faaoa
@RNJobsUK
@LDO_Helicopters
@Leonardo_live
@Leonardo_UK
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Amazing photos of Black 1 practicing a solo display in some gloomy weather today! We can't wait to see everyone at
@walesairshow
this weekend. Keep you eyes in the sky's above Yeovilton this week and next and you'll be seeing double 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
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Can’t wait for our next display at Sidmouth Airshow 2021 tomorrow! Fingers crossed for weather like this😎
.
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#fleetairarm
#breitling
#photographer
#breitlinguk
#leonardohelicopters
#helicopterlife
@825NAS
@RNBlackCats
@RNASYeovilton
@CdrJDransfield
@815NAS
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Great photobombing by the mighty Wildcat.
Display practice continues for the RNWDT. 👍
Today's
#MerlinMonday
.
@846NAS
conducting winch function tests on the runway at
@RNASYeovilton
today.
#faa
#flynavy
🚁⚓️
#fleetairarm
@co_chf
@CdreGriff
@RoyalNavy
@Leonardo_UK
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Day 2 at Swansea for
@walesairshow
.. Make sure you pay us a visit on the seafront and look to the skies at 1455 as we fly alongside
@NavyWingsUK
before our own display!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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Before anyone asks, this will not be in the 2014 display. Heath and safety etc.
http://t.co/lEtGbtzKjL
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Looking forward to seeing everyone at
@SouthportAir
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
The highly anticipated
@SouthportAir
, set for the 13th and 14th of July 2024, will proudly host the Royal Navy Black Cats display team, showcasing their renowned pairs display.
📰 Read more:
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Display Practice is on hold for a week whilst "Black 2" is embarked in
@RFATidespring
teaching the next generation of Wildcat Pilots and Observers the art of Deck Landing. Both our display pilots are also Instructors. Don't worry though mormal service resumed soon! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
Deck Landing Training continues in
@RFATidespring
with half of the students now completed their solo day and night deck landings! This week the second half of the students are completing their Solos and moving onto Load Lifting and Winching!
#NihilObstat
#FlyNavy
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Yesterday
#TheBlackCatsDisplayTeam
performed a display to end the day at
@cowes_week
, with
@hms_tyne
having a front row seat as the events guardship! Make sure you tag
@RNBlackCats
in any photos or videos you have!
@RNASYeovilton
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We are down at Swansea Sea Front for
@walesairshow
. Pop down and say Hello 👋👋
Look to the skies over the bay at 1412 to see the Display 🐈⬛️
#BlackCats
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The excitement is building for the
@bmthairfest
!
This excellent photo was captured by
@ruubvaness
and is one of our favourites
If your at the festival today we would like to see more of the
@leonardo
.in.the.uk Wildcat?! Use
#gowildforthecat
@LDO_Helicopters
@RNASYeovilton
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It's Day 2 down at Bournemouth! Make sure you get down and see us on the seafront right at Crowd Centre. Look to the skies at 1513 for the Black Cats Pair Display. We will also be flying with
@NavyWingsUK
amazing Swordfish and Wasp!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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Is it Big Foot? Is it the Loch Ness monster? Or are these grainy videos a sighting of the lesser spotted Black Cat? 🐈⬛️
#BlackCats
#Comingsoon
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Display pilot and future display pilot’s!!!
Great day here @
#bournemouthairfestival
Come on down to the RNWDT tent and meet the team.
@RNBlackCats
@RNASYeovilton
@825NAS
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Congratulations to former Black Cat, Lt Cdr Read on his MBE in the New Years Honours List. Additionally well done Red 10.
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We hope you enjoyed the display today! We will see you all again tomorrow. Make sure you tag us and
@825NAS
in your photos and videos 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
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Looking forward to next season 👍 training will be commencing soon 😃
#flybackfriday
takes a look at the RN Sharks of 705 NAS - Display Team between 1975 - 1992.
@825NAS
will start training the
@RNBlackCats
in the coming months! Can't wait for the display season to start 👍
@RoyalNavy
@RNASYeovilton
@NavyWingsUK
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The Royal Navy Wildcat Demo Team continue to prepare for the display season. Here is an example of a work-up sortie.
For more info on Wildcat training follow
@825NAS
@RNASYeovilton
@815NAS
#FlyNavy
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I know we have been quiet but the team are back for 2016 and looking forward to a busy summer. There will be at...
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Great to see some superb photographs of the first public Black Cat pairs of 2014 at RAF Waddington. Some of ours....
http://t.co/GgSKmojM2C
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Well that was Bournemouth. A busy 4 days however both the Organisers and TSA Consulting pulled out all the stops...
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A view from inside the Flypast tonight. Following the 'Fish'
#Swordfish
#BOA70
Photo: Matt Tazewell
http://t.co/cGZ1rIVh8j
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The team are proud to announce that from this season the Black Cats will consist of 2 Wildcat aircraft based in 825 Naval Air Squadron.
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Display 1 complete! However there's more Black Cats action throughout the week. Make sure you pop down and say Hello at the Military Village 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
Coming right up, we've got a cracking formation of fantastic
@RoyalNavy
Aviation examples this year, past and present thanks to the
@RNBlackCats
with their 2 Wildcat Maritime Attack Helicopters &
@NavyWingsUK
with their classic Wasp Helicopter and the Fairey Swordfish!
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Great action shots of the team 👍 looking forward to the season ahead!
#WildcatWednesday
The Royal Navy Wildcat Display Team the "Black Cats" (
@RNBlackCats
) from
@825NAS
practicing for this year's aerial display at RNAS Yeovilton.
#Flynavy
🚁⚓️
#faa
#aerobatics
#airdisplay
@CdrJDransfield
@CdreGriff
@RoyalNavy
@airtattoo
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@RAFRed10
All of us have felt the pinch since SDSR haven't we... Are these the replacement for the hawk?
http://t.co/znqcQ7BThE
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Looking forward to Southport Airshow this weekend. Might be planning something special for last UK display of the season!
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Well that concludes the 2016 Black Cat season. It has been hugely successful and we hope you enjoyed our...
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Thoughts and condolence to all those associated with the Gnat Display Team.
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I hope you are all excited for the RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day this Saturday 7 July! Lt Matt Hudson will be flying the Wildcat HMA Mk2 in a solo display packed with pyrotechnics and flares!...
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The team are offering their services to Santa should Rudolph be unavailable and would like to take the...
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No matter where you are or who, Merry Christmas one and all.
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We are getting back from leave with our t-shirt tans and looking forward to Bournemouth Air Festival. Not only...
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With the approaching bells, the team would like to wish everybody a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year in...
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The team are pleased to announce that the Lead Pilot for 2016 is Lt Cdr David Lilly. Having successfully lead the...
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Flypast of oldest and newest aircraft in the Royal Navy. Real privilege to do it publicly for the first time.
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First practice of start of 2016 pairs display today. Harder display than last year but looks like a good one!
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First and second practice of new season done. Good progress made, hover work not as easy as it looks! Lots of work to be done.
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And that is the weekend complete. Thank you
@yeoviltonairday
and
@walesairshow
. Next stop for the team RIAT after some instructional duties.
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Come and see us at the Queens hotel till 1300 for posters and stickers, oh and the Red Arrows are here as well!
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Congratulations to Ian and Gaz for passing the pairs PDA today. The Black Cats Pairs are back and we can't wait to show the Wildcat off!
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Enjoy your weekend folks 👍
@RoyalNavy
@RNASYeovilton
What's your
#FridayFeeling
?
The weekend is almost upon us 🎉👍 let's start with a bang!
#flynavy
#nilhilobstat
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The team are pleased to announce that the Number 2 pilot for 2016 is Lt Chris Rebbeck. An experienced Lynx pilot,...
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Tomorrow the team will "leak" the first information about the 2016 season.......
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The
@RNBlackCats
are back 👌🥂
#tuesdaymotivations
#flynavy
A huge congratulations to Lt Jim Carver and the display team
@RNBlackCats
for the official sign-off for the season. 🚁👍📸 Looking forward to an action packed year 👊
@RoyalNavy
@RNASYeovilton
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A squadron print to say thank you to
@SAFCofficial
for hosting us this weekend. Black Cats together!
http://t.co/NE8YLGYthj
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Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day! Looking forward to Bournemouth tomorrow. — feeling special
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@airtattoo
Black Cats are flying Wildcat HMA Mk2 not Lynx Mk 8 and your picture shows a RAF King Air.
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I am delighted to announce our dates for 2013! Thank you to
@MacksAviation
for your continued support.
http://t.co/kSA1DTE4sW
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The team on stage with
@achrisevans
at
@carfestevent
. Please give your support to Children in Need this weekend.
http://t.co/9qKQXQrA7Q
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I hope you have all made it onto his nice list! NOTAM is in, Santa is on his way!!
http://t.co/5w3jSGofrP
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Happy New Year to one and all. Here's to an exciting 2015!
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Plenty to do over the next few weeks, Sqn building move, embarkation for first Wildcat course, oh and announce pilots and venues for 2016!😉
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Was great to be a part of
@LandRover
65th last year... Happy birthday for your 66th!
http://t.co/p6y7o8b5Zu
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Annual allocation meeting has taken place. A few questions to be answered and permissions granted before release, but not long now.........
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Plenty to do over the next few weeks, Sqn building move, embarkation for first Wildcat course, oh and announce pilots and venues for 2016!
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PDA day, hopefully the sun will shine and the wind will drop......
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Team are preparing to fly in the bright sunshine today. Display slot 1434 so give us a wave.
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Great phot Lee!
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Channel Dash. Here is the
@825NAS
Channel Dash formation commenorating the 75th anniversary back in 2017 with four Wildcat HMA.2. Photo ©leehowardphotography
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An honour to take part in the celebrations today for Captain Eric Brown at RNAS YEOVILTON. A view from inside...
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Good work up week, hopefully this time next week we'll be signed off.
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