Silver Stars Army Parachute Display Team spotted practicing over Deeside

MoD Sealand was the landing spot for members of the Army Silver Stars parachute team on Tuesday. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The military display team – all officers from the Royal Logistic Corps – were spotted jumping from a red helicopter just after 12pm today. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Bell JetRanger chopper flew above Sealand reaching an altitude of around 3,700 feet before four of the display team jumped out. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The descent was captured on video by local resident Kim Tyrer who posted a tweet saying: “Just watched some guys jump from a helicopter as ya do on a Tuesday dinner time over Garden City.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Just watched some guys jump from a helicopter 🚁 as ya do on a Tuesday dinner time over #GardenCity #Flintshire #NorthWales #helicopter #Parachute pic.twitter.com/0oMSrLEvUN ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

— Kim Tyrer (@kymtyrer25) May 18, 2021 ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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After spotting Kim’s tweet Deeside.com asked the owner of the chopper, Tiger Helicopters about the jump, Alan Ramsden said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We work closely with several military display teams and this particular one was the Silver Stars jumping into RAF Sealand.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“They are all officers from the Royal Logistic Corps.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The jump doesn’t appear to have been a spur of the moment thing, the team were in Deeside on May 5 the ‘recce’ the Sealand site. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Team Leader Capt Hoskins is conducting our first recce of the season.🪂
@UKArmyLogistics @ArmySportASCB @BritSkydiving @LeidosInc @Soldierscharity @Motif8ltd @Agility pic.twitter.com/R9Mw1dwjsQ ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

— RLC Silver Stars Army Parachute Display Team (@RLCSilver_Stars) May 5, 2021 ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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The Royal Logistic Corps Silver Stars Army Parachute Display Team dates back to September 1963 and was the first army parachute display team to be established. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

It currently comprises approximately 25 regular and reserve personnel. They conduct displays at low and medium altitudes, to include stack formations. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

You can find out more about on thier Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/rlc.silver.stars ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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