Team Raven - Midlands Air Festival 2026
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Another Midlands regular is the super talented Team Raven and their formation of RV-8.
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AI GeneratedThis video introduces Team Raven, a high-performance aviation display team. It highlights the skilled pilots—including former military and commercial aviators—and showcases their precision maneuvers, such as tight formations and the \"bomb burst,\" as they perform a high-speed aerial display for the audience.
Four is leading and flown by Gerald Williams,
one of the team's founders and former international
rugby player and classic jet pilot.
Five is flown
by Rusty Wells,
a former Sea Harrier
pilot, a generation
of fighter pilots.
Raven One
leads in one
of the most
challenging
manoeuvres
to fly.
Sid
Shirley
he
has
led
the
team
from
the
very
beginning
in
2014
to
slot
in
only
three
feet
away
from
each
other.
The team are now getting ready for one
of their favourite manoeuvres, three, two, one
Over 400 miles an hour, the main formation on the right wing
of the lead is Raven 2, flown by Patrick Wilson.
Patrick is a charter airline pilot who
also got married just a few days ago for the wedding.
State-of-the-art aviation.
You also know the team, the aeroplanes of all 2026.
Grouping
for the
last
manoeuvre
of the
display,
the
downwards
bombers.
After their display,
you'll be able
to give them a wave
as they taxi in.
Control the bomb burst,
our last manoeuvre.
Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together
and make
some noise
for Team
Raven.
Pleasure to fly for you here today