Cont inu ity ▁( f iction ) ▁Category : N arr ative ▁techniques <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Black ▁C ats ▁are ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁hel ic opter ▁display ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁two ▁Ag usta West land ▁Wild cat ▁H MA . 2 ▁anti - sub marine ▁and ▁anti - sh ipping ▁hel ic op ters , ▁with ▁the ▁aircraft ▁and ▁cre ws ▁drawn ▁from ▁ 8 2 5 ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Squadron ▁based ▁at ▁R N AS ▁Ye ov il ton ▁in ▁Som erset . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁performs ▁at ▁air sh ows ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁events ▁around ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Europe . ▁ ▁They ▁perform ▁a ▁display ▁which ▁mix es ▁close ▁formation , ▁opposition ▁and ▁synchron ised ▁man oe uv res . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Lyn x ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁C ats ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁the ▁West land ▁Lyn x . ▁ ▁For ▁their ▁first ▁three ▁display ▁seasons , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' L yn x ▁P air ' ▁– ▁the ▁" Black ▁C ats " ▁title ▁was ▁applied ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ' s ▁prede cess ors ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁Hel ic opter ▁Display ▁Team ▁were ▁" The ▁Sh arks ", ▁who ▁used ▁four ▁red ▁West land ▁Gaz elle ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁Ste ad man ▁S word ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁British