The Sharks - The Single Helicopter Display

Amateur footage of a display by a single red Westland Gazelle helicopter from the Royal Navy display team known as The Sharks. Watch from the ground as this highly skilled pilot performs some hair-raising stunts.
The Royal Navy's unique helicopter display team known as 'The Sharks' were operational between 1975 to 1992. The pilots changed every year and were made up of instructors from the 705 Squadron based at Culdrose, Cornwall.
We're unsure who this pilot was so if anyone knows, please let us know in the comments.
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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!