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Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

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rh226
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Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by rh226 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:45 pm

For sightings 1st March2017 to 31st May 2017 (inclusive)
Cheers, Bob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by raameagle » Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:38 am

2nd March about 3.30pm.

ZZ100 flying. Still in primer.
ZZ101 parked on the apron.

Regards

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by eyesinthesky » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:44 am

Out on a dull & rainy Yeovil ramp,

EZ-S715 Merlin Turkmenistan - just taken off

& civvy G-DORS EC-135 Air Ambulance.

Andy

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by roger4 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:23 am

EZ-S715 has just passed overhead Benson heading north-east: perhaps this time it is the delivery flight (to Stansted?).

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by roger4 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:39 am

Now heading due north - East Midlands?

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by roger4 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:52 am

Every time I type something, they change course!

Sharp turn to port near Daventry, and now on a heading south-west, looking like a direct track back to Yeovil!

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by timb » Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:09 pm

EZ-S715 did an app at Exeter as WHE 06

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by timb » Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:10 pm

Forgot to say, it did its app at Exeter at 1300

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by Seaking93 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:07 pm

Then Yeovilton shortly after

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:01 pm

1350L. Just airborne AW101 ZR339, Hex 43C46E still ex Indian colours.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by ridgmeister » Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:48 pm

Thursday 9-3-2017
In addition to ZR339 other flyers today were:

ZZ100 Norwegian (primer)
ZZ101 Norwegian
ZJ127/L HC.4 (grey)
EZ-S715 Turkmenistan

Paul

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by eagle driver » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:19 pm

EZ-S715 was noted on adsb eastbound across Slovakia Saturday morning, safe to say it has been delivered to its owners again

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by apgphoto » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:09 pm

Anyone confirm when ZR339 arrived "home"

It was air-tested here in Italy on March 2nd then on the 7th took the presumably scenic route home via the South of France as Westland 21

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by rh226 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:54 pm

Looks like it arrived back on 7th.

See viewtopic.php?f=342&t=142873
Cheers, Bob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by raameagle » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:44 pm

Wednesday 15th March 1425L

Merlins
ZZ100 primer, flying
ZZ101 fcs, on apron
ZZ102 fcs, on apron briefly before being hangared again

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by Freeman Lowell » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:10 pm

Wednesday 15th March 1145L

ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2 Test a/c – no end plates to horizontal stabiliser
ZZ513 Wildcat HMA2
(AW101) EH101
u/i Apache AH1
ZR339 AW101 ex Indian/Company cols
(ZZ100) AW101 primer
ZZ102 AW101 painted

Freeman
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by eyesinthesky » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:47 am

Friday 17th

Outside at 10:45

ZJ127/L Merlin HC4
ZZ101 Merlin RNoAF
ZZ512 Wildcat AH1

Andy

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by Judwin71 » Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:13 pm

Flying this afternoon, EH101 AW101.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by apgphoto » Tue Mar 21, 2017 4:24 pm

ZR339 had arrived back at Vergiate today 21/03

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Spring 2017

Post by farnboroughrob » Wed Mar 22, 2017 3:58 pm

Noted at the western end at 12:30 were the two Norwegian AW101's ZZ101 and ZZ102 in full scheme.
Rob

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