Wildcat helicopter landing on board HMS Defender in the Mediterranean

Observer’s eye view of Wildcat helicopter landing on board HMS Defender in the Mediterranean
Video: Stephen Watson

[@richardtheeighth4431]

A brilliant video enhanced with the sounds of the Wildcat rotor blades.🇬🇧🚁

[@RJM1011]

Beautiful to see thank you for the video.

[@markirving741]

My daughter is an aircraft controller in the Royal Navy and gives the pilots information when landing on a ship

[@kodiak64]

She should be back in the UK being a homemaker.

[@glosterjavelin2111]

@@kodiak64 sorry to tell you mate but it ain’t the 1950’s anymore

[@kodiak64]

@@glosterjavelin2111 More's the pity.

[@glosterjavelin2111]

@@kodiak64 I’m sure everyone who isn’t a straight white middle class bloke would be eager to agree

[@kodiak64]

@@glosterjavelin2111 You mean everyone who isn't a primary target for neo-Marxist subversion?

[@ukdaniel2743]

Wow that ship is magnificent looking

[@Nick23003]

So cool !

[@DoACarl]

Wow!

[@robinmyman]

Professionals. 👍

[@georgekeats1478]

no beartrap leading into the hangar. As a Canadian that looked a little strange. I am used to see the lines running towards the hangar. Great footage though. That is such a beautiful but sinister looking ship.

[@mulade]

👏🏽

[@scottieson88]

No FDO?

[@pauljones8149]

Where were the air crewmen guiding them on ?

[@robertcook2572]

Pilot seems know what he's doing. Put the kettle on, let him get on with it, and have a cup of tea ready for him when he gets out. Lovely.

[@Freemusicwoohoo]

There is a FDO (Flight Deck Officers) shack to the right hand side, it has a window that they watch from. This is safer this way as the less people on deck the safer it is in case of an accident. The pilots train for this day in day out in a simulator so they don't require marshalling on as this is a single spot, there is only one place to land.

[@marcinolender6535]

Is that the way you are supposed to go about it? Not just approaching from the rear? Seems odd

[@Freemusicwoohoo]

Yes they always approach portside then move acrossdeck to land.

[@Falcon-nz2ug]

helicopter go woosh