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Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer/Autumn 2017

Please post movements and activities to do with RNAS Yeovilton and Merryfield here
Malcolm
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Malcolm » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:09 am

Friday 22nd Sept 2017
Towed out of the hangars at a sunny but chilly and overcast ramp at 08:45 was:

ZZ102 Merlin for Norway - fully painted, no rotors and engine exhausts taped over. Suspect this was the one in the wash rack earlier this week.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:45 am

I guess we should have had a new thread in September, how about starting in October.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Malcolm » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:04 am

Thursday 28nd Sept 2017
Out on a cloudy and misty ramp at 08:45 was:

ZZ103/0268 Merlin for Norway - fully painted, and looked like it was getting ready for flight.

Thursday 28nd Sept 2017
Out on a sunny and chilly ramp at 08:45 was:

ZH962 Lynx Mk21 for Brazil - fully painted with Brazilian roundal and tail mkgs, but no visible Brazilian serial

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Malcolm

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by ridgmeister » Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:33 am

Monday 2nd October. As of 10:30am nothing out on ramp but sunny!

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Malcolm » Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:01 am

ridgmeister wrote:Monday 2nd October. As of 10:30am nothing out on ramp but sunny!
Strange. At 08:45 there were 3 out :
ZJ127/L Merlin HC departed south eastbound
ZJ___ Apache AH1/WAH64D
plus a Lynx fuselage, looked like a stripped out HAS/HMA type.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by ridgmeister » Wed Oct 04, 2017 11:51 am

Wednesday 4th Oct. 12:45

WHE05 in circuit with ZJ122/F HC4
WHE03 in white A109 G-CDVE
2x Wildcat on ramp (can't read serials).

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Malcolm » Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:54 pm

ridgmeister wrote:Wednesday 4th Oct. 12:45
2x Wildcat on ramp (can't read serials).
ZZ391 and ZZ383 both "Army" were out at 08:45.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by ridgmeister » Wed Oct 04, 2017 12:59 pm

Thanks Malcolm, I try to post what I see whenever I'm nearby.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:11 pm

Flying at approx 1700L, WHE03 mode S code E483D1, I think this is the Brazilian Lynx. No registration/serial showing on RadarBox.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by raameagle » Thu Oct 05, 2017 12:54 pm

Thursday 5th October 1345L

AW101s outside
AW101
ZJ122/F
ZZ102

Lynx
ZH962

AW189
G-MCGV

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by ridgmeister » Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:58 am

Thursday 5th October

Update on Raameagle's info until 3:30pm
AW101s outside
AW101 engine ground runs pm
ZJ122/F
ZZ102 flew as WHE02

Lynx Mk21
ZH962 (N-4001) flew pm as WHE03

AW189
G-MCGV flew pm - WHE06?

A109
G-CDVE flew am as WHE03

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by davidallman5 » Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:13 pm

YEOVIL OCTOBER 3RD TUESDAY

noted at westlands yeovil at 10.00hrs were

ZZ102 MERLIN NORWEGIAN
ZZ391 WILDCAT
G-XXEC A109 LANDED

and at RNAS YEOVILTON same day 10.30 HRS

ZZ384,ZZ405 WILDCATS ARMY
ZZ516,529,535,515,532,378 WILDCATS NAVY

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:41 pm

ZZ103 AW101 returned from Newquay at 1800L. WHE20

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:39 am

WHE20 AW101 ZZ103 departed SW at 0920L. Back to Newquay??

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Malcolm » Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:51 pm

Judwin71 wrote:WHE20 AW101 ZZ103 departed SW at 0920L. Back to Newquay??
Strange - wasn't on the ramp at 08:45. Wildcat ZZ407 was the only thing out then.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Yammer » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:21 am

12.19 ADSB is showing Brazilian Lynx just airborne at Yeovil - pinging as both N-4001 and ZH962
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Seaking93 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:49 am

Yammer wrote:12.19 ADSB is showing Brazilian Lynx just airborne at Yeovil - pinging as both N-4001 and ZH962
ADSB also showing ZZ416 - Shadow doing lots circuits above Yeovil at 16,000' wonder what they are listening for

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:28 pm

ZZ103, AW101, WHE20 returned from Newquay at 1420L

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Kevin Brewer » Tue Oct 24, 2017 10:15 am

On the flightline this morning were Apache ZJ191 (departed 11.10 local) and Navy Wildcat ZZ415 - preparing to depart as I type this.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2017

Post by Kevin Brewer » Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:04 am

Quick update ZZ415 shut down again with an apparent engine issue.

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