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Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Please post movements and activities to do with RNAS Yeovilton and Merryfield here
Malcolm
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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Malcolm » Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:05 pm

eyesinthesky wrote:
Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:57 pm
Hi,

Reported on 02Jun was….
Lynx MK95A 19201 Portuguese Navy on upgrade

Have any of you locals seen this again since? Hoping to catch this before it upgrade complete. Not seen it plot at all, so presume had no flights.

Any info on it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Andy
I've not physically seen it, but there was a plot for "ZH580" a week or two back, which is it's old UK serial. So if you're looking for it on ADSB you need to also check for UK serials.

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by eyesinthesky » Fri Aug 02, 2024 8:18 am

Thanks Malcolm

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:59 pm

Flying today at 1300 Lynx 43C8FB WHE05.

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Freeman Lowell » Wed Aug 21, 2024 2:29 pm

Judwin71 wrote:
Wed Aug 21, 2024 12:59 pm
Flying today at 1300 Lynx 43C8FB WHE05.
That would match the allocation for ZH580.
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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by eyesinthesky » Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:58 am

Haven’t seen any more plots for ZH580/43C8FB, has it been seen outside at all since? Thanks

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by 100arw » Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:45 am

PlanePlotter (COAA) had it on September 9th, 12th and 13th.
P.

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by eyesinthesky » Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:52 pm

100arw wrote:
Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:45 am
PlanePlotter (COAA) had it on September 9th, 12th and 13th.
P.
Many thanks, better make a visit then!

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Freeman Lowell » Fri Oct 04, 2024 2:16 pm

Friday 4/10/24 1230hrs

ZZ377 Wildcat HMA2 flew as WHE01
ZH580 S Lynx 95A flew as WHE05
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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by timb » Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:19 pm

ZH580 Lynx 95 c/s WHE 03 did an app at Exeter 13/11/24. Fr/To Yeovil

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Malcolm » Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:27 pm

Friday 6th Dec 2024

12:23L [E48C70] "N4012" Showing on my ADSB receiver. (I'm not at home)

The "N4012" is in the callsign field, not the 'looked up' serial, so is probably more likely to be correct. If it is correct, then it's a Brazilian Lynx - wasn't aware there were any here.

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by cliom » Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:25 am

Malcolm thanks for the lynx Info. Has it been noted flying or outside yet please?

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Freeman Lowell » Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:55 am

Malcolm wrote:
Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:27 pm
Friday 6th Dec 2024

12:23L [E48C70] "N4012" Showing on my ADSB receiver. (I'm not at home)

The "N4012" is in the callsign field, not the 'looked up' serial, so is probably more likely to be correct. If it is correct, then it's a Brazilian Lynx - wasn't aware there were any here.
Possibly as many as three? ZH967, 970 and 972 (N4012). ZH970 was delivered in 20.2.20 as N4009.
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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Merlin131 » Mon Dec 16, 2024 11:37 am

N4012 flew Friday (13th) morning

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Merlin131 » Fri Dec 20, 2024 5:26 pm

ZJ132 Merlin HC.4 flew yesterday (19th) afternoon as Westland03, this is the last HC.4 conversion

ZZ100 also flew

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Judwin71 » Thu Feb 06, 2025 3:20 pm

Noted on Airnav I-RA1R at 1515.

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Gladio » Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:27 pm

I-RAIR is AW.139 MSN 32082 for UK civil registration, probably to replace the S.76s. 32083 has been test flying from Vergiate as I-EASM.

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Judwin71 » Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:24 pm

Noted this afternoon at 4-25. AGUST51, 4081FA. Is this the same as I-RAIR ?

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by JAWS » Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:40 pm

Judwin71 wrote:
Tue Feb 18, 2025 6:24 pm
Noted this afternoon at 4-25. AGUST51, 4081FA. Is this the same as I-RAIR ?
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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by DAVEBRAD » Thu May 22, 2025 5:42 pm

hi,
21st May, WHE02 up and down the coast between Yeovil and Pylmouth, seen o/h Bridport dinner time-ish, according to FR24 its N-4012 for the Brazil Navy...

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Re: Leonardo (Yeovil Westland) Sightings 2024

Post by Freeman Lowell » Thu May 22, 2025 7:20 pm

Admin, can we lock this thread, please?
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