Yeovil (Westland) sightings 2022

[Freeman Lowell]

Tuesday 29.03.22 1210hrs
ZZ381 Wildcat HMA2. Missile configured.
ZZ516 Wildcat HMA2
G-EDWA A.109
Unidentified Merlin HMA2 (AEW)

plus
0283 Merlin 612. Incomplete, towed west to east. (Still appears to be a windscreen shortage)
and
(ZD560) Lynx AH7. Main gate
Freeman

[Cygnus237]

Tuesday 5.4.22 11:35z

ZZ516 up as WHE02 (To Chard then Bridport then Dorchester)

ZH831 up as WHE05 (heading towards Taunton)

[TomJH]

Late update, noted on...

Friday 1st April

ZZ516 AW159 flew AM as WHE03
ZZ102 AW101 for Norway flew PM as WHE06
ZH831 AW101 AEW flew PM as WHE05
I-RAIU AW189 flew twice PM as WHE04

Monday 4th April

ZH831 AW101 AEW flew PM as WHE05

Nice to see a bit more activity...

[TARGET]

On Tuesday 5th April at 1250 i saw a Royal Navy Wildcat over Yeovil.If anyone could help with its serial it would be much appreciated.

[Malcolm]

Thursday 07th April 2022 10:00L

Finally seen something interesting this year. Out on a clear, cold and very windy ramp this morning were :

ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2
ZH831 Merlin HM2(AEW)
ZR285 Merlin (for Poland) still in primer.

Also on the ramp parked about 25m behind the Polish was a small car trailer with a rotating radar antenna and a glass/perspex domed lid. Wonder if it's available as an upgrade for my Plane Plotter setup

Cheers
Malcolm

[Cygnus237]

On Tuesday 5th April at 1250 i saw a Royal Navy Wildcat over Yeovil.If anyone could help with its serial it would be much appreciated.

ZZ516 as WHE02

[TARGET]

Many thanks Cygnus237.Much appreciated.I was at a wedding at Brympton House at the time

[Freeman Lowell]

Lynx most likely the recent flying Portuguese one would think?

Yes, it sure was the Second " Upgraded " Navy MK95A.
Arrived yesterday at Montijo Air base.

ADS-B has 19205 operating from Base Aerea No.6 -Montijo this afternoon. Two down, three to go
Freeman

[Malcolm]

Monday 11th April 2022 08:30L

Seen from the bedroom window this morning:

(Z____) Merlin in primer, engines and all spinney bits missing, no markings, pushed into the paint shop. Got a few photos, but need to research if it's possible to tell Canadian from Polish from Noggie by window arrangement.

Nothing out on the ramp by the time I got there at 09:00.

Cheers
Malcolm

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday 12th April

ZZ102 AW101 MK612
ZR285 AW101 MK613 Ground Run in Primer
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA 2
I-RAIU AW149
G- A109E

[Malcolm]

Monday 11th April 2022 08:30L

Seen from the bedroom window this morning:

(Z____) Merlin in primer, engines and all spinney bits missing, no markings, pushed into the paint shop. Got a few photos, but need to research if it's possible to tell Canadian from Polish from Noggie by window arrangement.

Nothing out on the ramp by the time I got there at 09:00.

Cheers
Malcolm

A review of the photos strongly suggests this new Merlin is/will be for Poland (two windows on the port side).
Cheers
Malcolm

[TomJH]

Wednesday 13th April

Noted today

ZZ102 AW101 for Norway flew AM/PM as WHE01
XZ616 (G-LNKX) Lynx from Chard flew circuits PM

[mjcmerlin]

Thursday 14th April
ZR285 AW101 mk613 Flew as WHE06 late pm
ZZ415 WILDCAT HMA 2 Flew pm

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday 19th April
ZZ102 AW101 Mk612 flew as WHE01
ZH831 merlin HMA2 aew
ZZ WILDCAT HMA2 Compass base
AW101 primer on flightline

[TomJH]

Wednesday 20th April

ZZ415 AW159 flew as WHE02
ZH831 AW101 AEW flew as WHE05
ZR285 AW101 for Poland flew twice as WHE06 and WHE01

[Judwin71]

1200L Flying as WHE06 AW101 in primer.
Showing on FR24 as 43C926 0268. 0268 is Norway
Showing on RadarBox as 43C926 ZR285. Photo shows ZR285 fully painted.
Is this actually ZR287 ??
If so the report by 'TomJH' on Wednesday would also be ZR287 ??

Also Flying as WHE03 Wildcat AH1 ZZ406.

[IanH]

I believe it was in primer earlier in the week

[TomJH]

1200L Flying as WHE06 AW101 in primer.
Showing on FR24 as 43C926 0268. 0268 is Norway
Showing on RadarBox as 43C926 ZR285. Photo shows ZR285 fully painted.
Is this actually ZR287 ??
If so the report by 'TomJH' on Wednesday would also be ZR287 ??

Also Flying as WHE03 Wildcat AH1 ZZ406.

ZR285 was photographed flying on Friday, still in primer...

[Judwin71]

1200L Flying as WHE06 AW101 in primer.
Showing on FR24 as 43C926 0268. 0268 is Norway
Showing on RadarBox as 43C926 ZR285. Photo shows ZR285 fully painted.
Is this actually ZR287 ??
If so the report by 'TomJH' on Wednesday would also be ZR287 ??

Also Flying as WHE03 Wildcat AH1 ZZ406.

ZR285 was photographed flying on Friday, still in primer...

Is anyone able to physically confirm that the AW101 in primer is ZR287 not ZR285.

[Malcolm]

Is anyone able to physically confirm that the AW101 in primer is ZR287 not ZR285.

AFAIK the only primer Merlins currently flying are ZZ100 and ZR285. I'm not aware that anyone has seen ZR287 outside of the paint-shop yet.