Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2019

[Judwin71]

Friday 28th June 2019
Out on hot and sunny ramp at 08:45 this morning was :

(MM81???)/15-10/ZR359 HH-101 Caesar, for Italy, Fully painted and looks ready for flight.

Not sure when it came back from Italy, but it's deffo '359/15-10 (read from the bedroom window :-) )

Cheers
Malcolm

Hi Malcolm, are we sure it ever went to Italy??

[Judwin71]

HH-101A flying this afternoon, ZR359 WHE04.

[adderman]

Monday 1st July.

Italian HH-101A doing underslung load test earlier today apx 1545L
As there are two apparently here any idea which this was please?

Nothing showed on my SBS reporter and was unable to check ADSB while driving...obviously

[paul simmons]

Noted on the ramp at 13:00 were 2X AW101, one Norway and one AMI. Also a Wildcat. Unfortunately couldn't gleam anything off them. Any help please

[Malcolm]

Noted on the ramp at 13:00 were 2X AW101, one Norway and one AMI. Also a Wildcat. Unfortunately couldn't gleam anything off them. Any help please

Only one Norway out at 08:45 this morning, but couldn't read it. [43C7DD] showing as 0265 (but is more likely to be ZZ102 I think) was pinging on SBS later though as "WHE04" over the Bristol channel south of Cardiff.

[paul simmons]

Noted on the ramp at 13:00 were 2X AW101, one Norway and one AMI. Also a Wildcat. Unfortunately couldn't gleam anything off them. Any help please

Only one Norway out at 08:45 this morning, but couldn't read it. [43C7DD] showing as 0265 (but is more likely to be ZZ102 I think) was pinging on SBS later though as "WHE04" over the Bristol channel south of Cardiff.

Thanks Malcom
Wildcat ZZ513 was noted departing at 12:00, the one I noted on the ramp at 13:00 had just shut down so a good bet. 5 AW101 types were noted in the hangar one of which looked to be another Italian while 3 were light coloured and another dark.

[raameagle]

4th July 1020L

Norwegian Merlin 0268 on the apron. Nothing else outside but hangar doors wide open.

Regards

Mark

[raameagle]

Update at 1055L

HH-101A ZR360 code 15-11 just towed out.

[raameagle]

Update at 1145L

Norwegian Merlin ZZ102 towed out.

[Steven]

Sighted Wildcat ZZ514 low level over Porlock this morning. Also ZZ102 I believe operating out over the Bristol Channel?

[raameagle]

1440L update

Wildcat ZZ513 did a ground run and has been hangared again. ZZ415 is on the apron.
ZR360 and ZZ102 are both airborne.

[Yammer]

09.05 WESTLANDS 04 heard on London INFO - passed to 129.380 - sorry missed the routing

[Kevin Brewer]

ZZ102 up this afternoon as WHE21. Wildcat ZZ513 fitted with weapons pylons just towed out. HH-101A getting ready for flight, no id as yet.

[Malcolm]

Thursday 11th July 2019
Out on a warm and muggy ramp at 13:00 this lunchtime morning was :

(MM81???)/15-10/ZR359 HH-101 Caesar, for Italy, Fully painted
(ZJ1__)/G Merlin HC3 for the Royal Navy, Grey colourscheme
ZZ513 Wildcat HMA2 with 'Mi-24 style wings/pylons'
(ZZ102)/[43C7DD] Merlin for Norway departed as I was arriving. Has flown the past two nights from 22:00 till about midnight.

Cheers
Malcolm

[eyesinthesky]

Had a look here yesterday Fri 12th before heading to Yeovilton arrivals day. Nothing outside at 9am. All hangar doors open.

A long shot request for ID of an Italian HH-101 visible in bay nearest the eastern end footpath. Presume fully painted as wing/sqn badge visible, presume one of the two currently here, but which one??

ZZ102 seen returning later (from adbs) will at Yeovilton.

Andy

[Freeman Lowell]

As I type, according to VR, Merlin 612 ZZ103 is flying as Phoenix 01, or rather WHE 01!
Freeman

[Judwin71]

As I type, according to VR, Merlin 612 ZZ103 is flying as Phoenix 01, or rather WHE 01!
Freeman

This is 1st flight after repair following accident on 24.11.17 ??

[Malcolm]

As I type, according to VR, Merlin 612 ZZ103 is flying as Phoenix 01, or rather WHE 01!
Freeman

ZZ102 [43C7DD] as up earlier as "WHE21", and there was a 'new' Italian in the wash rack at 08:45 - no rotors and only half the tail blades fitted.

They were engine running a Norwegian on the ramp at around 7pm yesterday. Wonder if that was ZZ103?

[raameagle]

I’m reliably informed that the next Italian Merlin will delivered tomorrow morning. If anybody knows the routing...
Usual disclaimers etc...
Regards
Mark

[Malcolm]

Popped down at around 18:30 on the way home from work. They were just pulling a Noggie from the ramp and putting it in the hangar. 100% Read off as ZZ102. So I'd be nervous of claiming ZZ103 on the basis of an ICAO hex until/unless someone actually reads it off - could just be a box swap.

Also on in the dip next to the ramp was ZR360, but no rotor blades on it, and lots of gaps and panels covered over. I don't think this was the one that was in the wash rack this morning because this one had a full tail feather set. Either way, if one is due out tomorrow, I doubt it'll be ZR360.