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Navy Wings
United Kingdom
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Educate, Inspire, Remember
The development of Britain’s great naval aviation heritage is one of the most remarkable stories of the past hundred years. It is a story of epic achievement, heroic and daring actions and world leading technological advancement that radically shaped history. Funded by public donations, Navy Wings Charity brings the excitement and discovery of this story to life by restoring, maintaining and flying a collection of historic aircraft, which display to over three million people annually at air shows and events up and down the country.
We fly the oldest surviving Swordfish in the world, the last remaining airworthy Mk XVII Seafire and many more historic naval aircraft.
www.navywings.org.uk
The development of Britain’s great naval aviation heritage is one of the most remarkable stories of the past hundred years. It is a story of epic achievement, heroic and daring actions and world leading technological advancement that radically shaped history. Funded by public donations, Navy Wings Charity brings the excitement and discovery of this story to life by restoring, maintaining and flying a collection of historic aircraft, which display to over three million people annually at air shows and events up and down the country.
We fly the oldest surviving Swordfish in the world, the last remaining airworthy Mk XVII Seafire and many more historic naval aircraft.
www.navywings.org.uk
Sea Hawk Fuel Tank Laser Scanning
Our Sea Hawk restoration is continuing in the Heritage Hangar and in the last few weeks we have been working on her fuel tanks. We were visited by Toby Bradley of Laser-Scanning who have been tasked to produce accurate models of the 3 fuel tank bays to enable the manufacture of replacement fuel tanks.
The process took just over half a day which generated a further weeks work which involved sorting the information into the format required by the fuel tank company. These computer models, together with the original fuel tanks, will ensure accurate replacements can be made.
The scanning of the forward tank bay alone generated 33 million points of data & the process is accurate to within 50 microns!
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Navy Wings is a registered Charity - Charity No. 1117272
To become a supporter please visit our website navywings.org.uk/support-us/.
The process took just over half a day which generated a further weeks work which involved sorting the information into the format required by the fuel tank company. These computer models, together with the original fuel tanks, will ensure accurate replacements can be made.
The scanning of the forward tank bay alone generated 33 million points of data & the process is accurate to within 50 microns!
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Help Navy Wings by supporting us through our website at navywings.org.uk/support-us/
__________ Social Media __________
Facebook - NavyWingsUK
Twitter - NavyWingsUK
Instagram - navy_wings
Navy Wings is a registered Charity - Charity No. 1117272
To become a supporter please visit our website navywings.org.uk/support-us/.
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Battle of Taranto and Battle of the Atlantic Commemoration
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A short film to celebrate the bravery of the 'Men of Taranto' in November 1940 and the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic - a battle that lasted from the first day in September 1939, to the last day of war in Europe, with an allied ship being sunk on both these days. The film was distributed to the fleet in time for the this annual commemoration. A significant amount of the footage ...
Chipmunk WB657 on its way to be painted
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We are in the process of restoring Chipmunk WB657. This video shows one painted wing being returned from The Somerset Aeroplane Company and the team loading the fuselage and other wing to be transported to them to be painted.
Navy Wings Reliant and Wasp - Portland Flypast
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The Navy Wings historic aircraft, the Wasp and Reliant, perform a flypast over Portland Harbour in Dorset to remember the sailors who lost their lives aboard HMS Illustrious's Liberty boat in October 1948.
Flying at RAF Shawbury
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Enjoy this short video of 705 Squadron a.k.a the Sharks at RAF Shawbury. Originally named the Larks, was the first Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team formed in 1966 and performed locally at RNAS Culdrose for special Occasions. Stay tuned for more videos from The Sharks coming soon! This incredible footage of the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team - The Sharks was donated to Navy Wings by a vete...
The Sharks: View from the Westland Gazelle
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Time for some more awesome cockpit shots from inside one of the helicopters of the Sharks display team. These incredible pilots spend months learning about their aircraft inside and out to fully understand how these aircraft operate. Only after they have earnt their wings can they fly as part of the Sharks display tema This incredible footage of the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team - The Shar...
The Sharks In Flight
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Sit back and be amazed by the skill of The Sharks - The first Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team. The Sharks, as they are now known, were formed in 1975 having previously been called The Larks from 1966 - 1974 are rich in history but their story of success and popularity had plenty of ups and downs. One of the high points from 1993 for the Sharks was displaying at the British Grand Prix. This i...
The Sharks: Onboard with the Display Team
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Time to step into the cockpit of one of the sharks display helicopters. From upside down to close formation flying. see and experience what the pilots see as this video shows what its really like inside the helicopter during a normal Sharks Display. From upside down to close formation flying. Want to see more amazing Sharks footage? Click the playlist below to find more! This incredible footage...
The Sharks: Duel Helicopter Display (without commentary)
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Some more incredible angles from the Sharks display team as they showoff what they can do really do in their awesome machines! It truly is a wonderful thing to witness at any air show a helicopter display team as everyone knows what a plane and jet can do in the air but people are always amazed by what a helicopter display shows off. Check out the playlist below to watch more of the Sharks Disp...
Bournemouth Air Festival 2023 - Swordfish and Wasp Display
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A short video of the Swordfish and Wasp display at Bournemouth Air Festival 2023, filmed from the Wasp.
The Sharks: Duel Helicopter Display (with commentary)
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Two of The Shark's finest pilots take to the skies to perform their incredibly breathtaking display. This display was from 1993 and in the Gazelles were Lt. Alan Novelli and Lt. Tim Leonard from the Australian Royal Navy. Both pilots were from 705 Naval Air Squadron based at RNAS Culdrose as are all the pilots that fly with The Sharks. This incredible footage of the Royal Navy Helicopter Displa...
Riding onboard with the Sharks Helicopter Display Team
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Come and join us onboard one of the Westland Gazelle helicopters used by the Royal Navy Display Team 'The Sharks'. Enjoy this amazing video sat next to one of the pilots from the Sharks team. Feel every twist and turn as this video really shows what it's like to be a helicopter display pilot! This incredible footage of the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team - The Sharks was donated to Navy Wing...
The Sharks: Stunning Helicopter Displays (1992)
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The Sharks really know how to put on a show. We've got a selection of 5 of their displays for you, all from the 1992 team. By the end of this video, you'll probably know what all the stunts are called and you'll be an expert the next time you attend a helicopter display. This incredible footage of the Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team - The Sharks was donated to Navy Wings by a veteran of the ...
The Sharks: 1993 Display Team
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Some incredible archive footage of the Sharks display from 1993. Watch as they perform incredible aerial stuns that look effortless. This video shows how much these aircraft can do when in the hands of an experienced pilot. Check out our playlist of other Sharks videos! Pilots: Flt Lt. Peter Martin Lt. Jon Grace Lt. Alan Novelli Lt. Tim Leonard Lt. Keith Blount Lt. John Shallcroft This incredib...
Meet The Sharks: Helicopter Display Team
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Take a trip through time with us as we go through the archive of photos and videos of the Royal Navy's Helicopter Display team 'The Sharks'. The images and clips in this video were taken between 1975 and 1996 and show the amazing pilots that flew with The Sharks over the years. You see how the team changed over the years and some incredible mid-air images showing just how close the helicopters ...
The Sharks: Four Man Helicopter Display Team
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The Sharks: Four Man Helicopter Display Team
The Sharks - The Single Helicopter Display
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The Sharks - The Single Helicopter Display
The Sharks - Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team
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The Sharks - Royal Navy Helicopter Display Team
The Swordfish - A Tribute to the Royal Navy's Aviation Heritage
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The Swordfish - A Tribute to the Royal Navy's Aviation Heritage
Southport Air Show 2016 - Swordfish with The Black Cats
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Southport Air Show 2016 - Swordfish with The Black Cats
Onboard the Sea Fury at Abingdon Airshow
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Onboard the Sea Fury at Abingdon Airshow
The 75th Anniversary of the 1st Arctic Convoy
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The 75th Anniversary of the 1st Arctic Convoy
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The immortal harrier
Nice! and we have Spitfire warbird cousins here in NZ👍✈️🇳🇿
極東の日本では見れなかったイギリス海軍戦闘機。
My favourite plane, and it crashed in front of my little eyes at Culdrose, 10 years ago, which is shocking. I hope to meet up and sit in her once again in the future. My logo is also her propeller...
Starting up with the rotor brake off?
I worked on USAF aircraft for over 20 years and for several years with Martin-Marrietta at the MacD. Aircraft Company as a subcontractor on Apache's and never saw any of this kind of repair work. I find it fascinating to mutter the least. 👾
The most beautiful jet ever made if you ask me.
My favourite plane of all time VX281 - Watched it crash at Culdrose. Where is it now? Duxford?
Fabulous fighter❤
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Merry Christmas, Navy Wings. I hope you all have a great day, even though VX281 isn't with you (it's my favourite plane, I miss it). RIP Sea Fury VX281 and Merry Christmas
Lovely little jet from another age, watched it fly some years,ago at a UK display and was quite taken by its good looks and performance, such a shame that its day is done as far as flight goes... edit, just googled and the plan is she may well fly again 😃
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Fascinating
Outstanding clip, can't wait to see the full version
My father served on the carrier, The Ocean in the Mediterranean and had a great admiration for this wonderful aircraft. The swordfish was a worry to the Germans with it's slow quiet speed on approach and attack. Getting back to the carrier wasn't an easy task, in fact, the swordfish couldn't return most of the time. Brave men, pilots.
Q buenas naves flaco 😊
Man I need to go to more aircraft museums, this looks amazing
Yeah, Navy Wings is great. I recommend Yeovilton a lot, even though I live 250 miles away...
Remember what our pilots did to the UK’s ships where Harriers were then? , and don’t forget that many of that Harriers were knocked down in our own ground. Malvinas Argentinas x siempre! ❤🇦🇷♥️
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Just finished the program on the original restoration of W5856 on Dronescapes and on further research was very happy to see that she was still being cared for, still airworthy, and even had to have another refurbishment. Also interesting to see the difference in reassembly techniques between this and it's reassembly in 1993.
21.49pm Brilliantly flown well done
Thanks for this.. we operated Wasp choppers with our RNZN👍🇳🇿
Raise your glass ....amazing
l.like.Royal.Navy.l.was......U.K.Generation.Hong.Konger.l.love.Queen.E.R..
Military helicopter formation flying is a brand NEW aviation art AND JUST like the Blue Angels - The United States Navy Sharks lead the way - the first military helicopter aerobatic team! Wow! You're going to see helicopter maneuvers that rival and scare hell outta their fixed wing cousins. But is this just an excuse for Navy shows to boost enlistment? - N O ! Multiple helicopters on a single but complex mission definitely need predetermined formation maneuvers for coordinated operations of size, complexity, depth and force
Oh the memories this brings back.
The British managed to have one of the best helicopter-flying display teams in the world. Thank you for sharing this brilliant video. I have seen it live, at the time I did not video, just photographing helicopters from 1985 till today.
Miraculous that the AIRMEN survived against modern anti aircraft weapons in WW2!!!
***WATCH THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE OF RON REAGAN SUPERNATURAL TRIP TO HEAVEN AND HELL.DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH?WATCH THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT 👑👑.
There's nothing like seein' a he-lo doing a loop as shown here. Next year, I'd like to see a Shark pull an outside loop, but at higher altitude for safety sake. But wait, these loops are at low altitude, about the tightest aerodynamically possible without the loss of a single foot of altitude, on point - at high (combat) speed within a series of useful maneuvers of all types that fixed wing aircraft cannot do, (but sure want to and would if they could). Top training, support, and equipment makes this miraculous mastery of the sky possible, a peerless joy to behold and great credit to Naval airmanship AND humanity too, since 1903; "None finer". Fly Navy! See ya next year - at Pensacola!
his desdancntns are on the hit list for germans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mcckcklsuky dusty lt best and leslie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lt John Moffat
Your video showing this assembly was very good! I liked the improvisation in several points and the content of the colors used! The AIM-9 was simple to make and turned out really cool! I noticed that you like to make models in flight... I also like it a lot. Beautiful work! Congratulations! 👍
It's occured to me that this anacronistic looking aircraft worked because it had the qualities of an attack helicopter. Not fast, but highly manouevrable and ideal for ship based operation. It can almost hover in a headwind!
Awesome aeroplane!.. HMS Invincible visited NZ and It waa impressive👍✈️🇳🇿
Awesome display and thanks for sharing, although that looks like Duxford to me rather than Abingdon.
My uncle was killed in one fleet air arm squadron 1943 in England.
Awesome to see one fly, I have fond memories of building airfix models of the swordfish and many other planes while growing up.
Love this - but then... I'm a fan of dark roasts, so.... My previous morning goto was Taylor's Javan.... but now I prefer this - It's from the same part of the world (Sumatra), and a little smoother than Taylor's. Also love the 'Just Jane' Lancaster brew - another dark roast.
Awesome Airplane and Fantastic viewing. I Love It.
Probably the most potent yet beautiful propellor driven aircraft ever. A masterpiece of superb design work.
Awesome to think that one of these stopped a 45000 ton behemoth, Bismarck, so that the Royal Navy could sink her. And the Bismarck was cutting edge naval technology then. The attacks on the Italian fleet at Taranto and Bismarck was the beginning of the end for the battleship as a capital ship. Awesome restoration of this iconic aircraft.
Seen a fine example of one racing at Skyrace Tasmania about 30 years ago. Beautiful aircraft.
Could have done with a bit of context. Video of Swordfish from Royal Navy Historic Flight flying over Liverpool - the 75th anniversary of the first Arctic convoy was in 2016 - don't know why this gets posted today?
So a black guy is the future of the navy. The message, our extinction, just has to go on.
Hi.. to cut along story short my gran wrote her name and address on the underside of the swordfish while working on the wings during ww2 in donibristle Fife...the plane survived the war and her name was found years later while BAE systems down south was restoring the plane.. long story to be told.. But the plane was serial number NF389.. I am let to believe the sword number W5856 is flying again with the wings off NF389 that my gran wrote on.. Has anyone got any pictures of the as I'm up north in Scotland and am hoping to visit the air museum some day
Bear in mind that Navy Wings at Yeovilton and the fleet air arm museum are separate places. For an aircraft flying with Irish linen wing fabric the fabric will likely have been repaired or replaced many times during it's lifetime I'm afraid, most likely during the restoration you mentioned. However it's a fantastic connection you have there, your family should be very proud.
My uncle was killed in the second world War in a swordfish plane in the approach to land on aircraft carrier out at sea his plane was badly shot up by the Germans.
I can buy a sea hairrer for 8m usd right now. I wish i had the money to be able to afford a ex military collection of working flying priviate airforce. And own ex military war aircrafts from ww1 ww2 cold war to post cold war. Bombers, fighter jets, attack aircraft, spy planes, attack helicopters, asw aircrafts and imagine owning a cold war Soviet nuclear submarine