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Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Friday 1st Dec 2017
Out on a bluebird but very chilly ramp at 08:45 were:
(ZZ104/0270) Merlin Mk612 for Norway
ZH962 Lynx Mk 21B for Brazil
The Norwegian is painted and looks ready for flight. No UK serial on the rear fuselage (yet), and the Noggie serial has its individual numbers taped over rather than the whole serial being taped over. The second digit looked like a '7' though. Parked tail on so couldn't see if there was a number over the cockpit. If they wreck this one before I can get it confirmed then I'm havin' ZZ104 anyway
Cheers
Malcolm
Out on a bluebird but very chilly ramp at 08:45 were:
(ZZ104/0270) Merlin Mk612 for Norway
ZH962 Lynx Mk 21B for Brazil
The Norwegian is painted and looks ready for flight. No UK serial on the rear fuselage (yet), and the Noggie serial has its individual numbers taped over rather than the whole serial being taped over. The second digit looked like a '7' though. Parked tail on so couldn't see if there was a number over the cockpit. If they wreck this one before I can get it confirmed then I'm havin' ZZ104 anyway
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Was the Merlin using "AE17C8" or "G-17-002"? as any sort of code?
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Cheers, Bob
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Unlikely that it flew today. They apply the UK serial to the rear fuselage before first flight, so unless they stuck it on today it won't have flown.Comet102 wrote:Was the Merlin using "AE17C8" or "G-17-002"? as any sort of code?
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Currently on the ground here at Yeovilton are 3 Apaches plus a Saudi Hawk, the latter apparently preparing to depart. No serials as yet.
HTH
Kecin
HTH
Kecin
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
The Hawk has just departed, read off with bins as ZB118 / 7909. One of the Apaches now crewing up.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Brazilian Super Ly x ZH962 airborne from Yeovil at 11.58 local
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Sighting Friday 1st Dec
Malcolm,
From a NIF. He saw the Norwegian as you described with 4 separate patches covering the Norw. serial and spent some time viewing it from various points around the eastern end of the field,social club car park.
Sorry to disappoint but he read it off as ZZ 102 - now sporting a black UK serial against a white part of the body - no longer a white serial on red back ground.
Regards,
razzer56
Malcolm,
From a NIF. He saw the Norwegian as you described with 4 separate patches covering the Norw. serial and spent some time viewing it from various points around the eastern end of the field,social club car park.
Sorry to disappoint but he read it off as ZZ 102 - now sporting a black UK serial against a white part of the body - no longer a white serial on red back ground.
Regards,
razzer56
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Friday 8th Dec 2017
Out on a clear but positively Baltic ramp at 08:30 wax:
0270(/ZZ104) Merlin Mk612 for Norway
After last weeks apparent false alarm, the Norwegian is deffo 0270. Fully painted with Noggie serial on display both sides of the rear fusealge but no UK serial yet. Looks ready for flight but unlikely to do so today till they put the UK serial on. So no more fudging required :-)
Cheers
Malcolm
Out on a clear but positively Baltic ramp at 08:30 wax:
0270(/ZZ104) Merlin Mk612 for Norway
After last weeks apparent false alarm, the Norwegian is deffo 0270. Fully painted with Noggie serial on display both sides of the rear fusealge but no UK serial yet. Looks ready for flight but unlikely to do so today till they put the UK serial on. So no more fudging required :-)
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Friday 5th Jan 2018
Out on a clear but chilly ramp at 08:35 was:
ZZ102 Merlin Mk612 for Norway - individual numbers of the noggie serial taped over
ZJ121/E Merlin HC4 for RN in the new light grey colour scheme
I think they were also towing another Norwegian about as I arrived, but it was gone into the hangar before I got into a position to read it.
Cheers
Malcolm
Out on a clear but chilly ramp at 08:35 was:
ZZ102 Merlin Mk612 for Norway - individual numbers of the noggie serial taped over
ZJ121/E Merlin HC4 for RN in the new light grey colour scheme
I think they were also towing another Norwegian about as I arrived, but it was gone into the hangar before I got into a position to read it.
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
ZZ104 flying, WHE01. First flight?
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Thursday 18th January at 1315
ZZ100 (primer) just arrived
ZZ104 just airborne
ZZ391 Wildcat parked on the apron
Regards
ZZ100 (primer) just arrived
ZZ104 just airborne
ZZ391 Wildcat parked on the apron
Regards
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Update two minutes later!
Lynx ZH962 has just arrived.
Regards
Lynx ZH962 has just arrived.
Regards
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
G-MCGV has just been towed out (1425)
Regards
Regards
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
0910L AW101 ID NORW5001 just taken off heading NE, guess delivery flight ex ZZ102???
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
0265 AW101 Norwegian, no UK serial displayed on the ramp at 08:45, rotors turning.Judwin71 wrote:0910L AW101 ID NORW5001 just taken off heading NE, guess delivery flight ex ZZ102???
ZZ391 Wildcat "Army" mkgs also out.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Thanks guys for post re Norweigan Aw101 this came over the Midlands area & was struggling to tie-up
Rgds Karl
Rgds Karl
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
Also at the western end is Merlin HC4 ZJ120/D
Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2017/18
At 1510 on 19.1.2018 Norwegian Merlin ZZ104 / Mode S 43C7DF / c/s WHE 01 did an app at Exeter,from and to Yeovil..
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