Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Autumn/Winter 2018/19

[rh226]

New topic for sightings during 01/09/2018 to 28/02/2019.

[Freeman Lowell]

Autumn..nooooo!
Freeman

[Malcolm]

Wednesday September 5th 2018 08:45L

Out on a bluebird but distinctly autumn-y ramp this morning at 08:45 were...

ZZ105 AW-101 fully painted for Norway, Norwegian serial covered. Looks ready for flight.
ZZ523 Wildcat AH1 "Army"

Cheers

[eagle driver]

Noted on Ads b yesterday afternoon flying South of Yeovil ZZ105 Merlin .

[Judwin71]

1135L, PC-12, 2-LIVE, low approach go round at Westland

[Judwin71]

Believed to have landed at Westland 1630L, AW169 G-PICU. Departed at 1700.

[timjones]

On the ramp this morning ZH962 Lynx Brazil, ZJ134, S Merlin took off lunchtime.

[Freeman Lowell]

Friday October 19th 1120L

Noted stopping briefly at Wastelands:

XX449 Gazelle AH1 QinetiQ

[Kevin Brewer]

Excellent - love it!

[Malcolm]

Wednesday September 5th 2018 08:45L

Out on a bluebird but distinctly autumn-y ramp this morning at 08:45 were...

ZZ105 AW-101 fully painted for Norway, Norwegian serial covered. Looks ready for flight.
ZZ523 Wildcat AH1 "Army"

Cheers

What I guess was the same Norwegian SAR Merlin flew over Chard in Somerset this morning at around 1130-1145.

No photo unfortunately, as I was in work.

ZZ105 was on the ramp at 08:45 this morning. We're getting very close to a year since the last newbuild military first flight.

[Freeman Lowell]

ZZ105 was on the ramp at 08:45 this morning. We're getting very close to a year since the last newbuild military first flight.

It certainly feels like that, but wasn't ZZ104 f/f 17.01.18 and ZZ105 f/f 9.7.18?
Freeman

[Starfighter_F-104G]

AW101 0268

It has now been finally clarified that the new rescue helicopter, which was damaged at Sola last November, will be repaired at the Yeovil factory.
It is estimated that the Leonardo AW101 0268 will be fully repaired within approx 6 months and that it will be back at Sola during the summer of 2019.

[Freeman Lowell]

Friday 26th October 2018
Noted 1220hrs at windy Westlands:
ZH962, ZH965 Lynx Both flew Brazilian serials covered
ZR358 HH-101A Italian serial covered

Freeman

[Judwin71]

Interesting post Freeman. Is ZR358 a new aircraft, I've not come across that one?
Regards

[Freeman Lowell]

Hi Judwin,
Yes, I believe so. It looked as though the fire crews were on hand prior to a potential ground run. It was in the colours of the previous Caesar examples.
Freeman

[Judwin71]

I've done a little bit of research which suggests the Italian's ordered 12 HH-101A with an option on 3 more.
6 have already been delivered from Westland so, assuming that none have been built in Italy, we can look forward to another batch of at least 6.
Keith

[Freeman Lowell]

Hi Keith,
I don't think AW.101s are built in Italy any longer, so any new ones should appear here. Malcolm has already pointed out 6 missing construction numbers in the build sequence shown on UK Serials...
Ciao, Freeman

[Typeflyer]

Monday 29th October
AW.101 ZZ105 dragged out onto an empty ramp around 11:45 (ish), departing around 13:15 as WHE02.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

CSAR07/12
50266 ZR358
50267 ZR359
50269 ZR360
50271 ZR361
50272 ZR362
50274 ZR363

[Tiger 1]

Noted from Morrisons... a 109 dropping in to the field at just after11am this morning... colour scheme mostly White with red door.

Any serial tie up would be very much appreciated.

T1