Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2016

[The Sage of Milton]

Covering the period 1st June - 13th Sept inclusive

[Freeman Lowell]

Wednesday 1st June 0945hrs
Noted outside at Leonardo Helicopters
ZZ531 Wildcat HMA2
ZZ541/15-601 Wildcat 210 (flew pm)

Freeman

[MRTT]

Wednesday 1st June 0945hrs
Noted outside at Leonardo Helicopters
ZZ531 Wildcat HMA2
ZZ541/15-601 Wildcat 210 (flew pm)

Freeman

Really not keen on that new name!

[Seaking93]

Noted today between 1035 and 1140,
Wildcat AH1 - ZZ388, ZZ389
Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ415, ZZ532(ground running)

[Malcolm]

Tuesday 7th June 2016
Out on a humid and muggy ramp at 08:45 were:

ZZ532 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy" mkgs looks ready for flight
ZZ542/15-0602 Wildcat for South Korea
ZZ544/15-0605 Wildcat for South Korea

Probably answers the question as to the two Wildcats that went to Stansted yesterday.

Cheers
Malcolm

[Malcolm]

Thursday 16th June 2016
Out on a wet and muggy ramp at 08:45 were:

ZG885 Lynx AH9A Army mkgs
(G-____) AW189 HM Coast Guard Mkgs

Cheers
Malcolm

[eyesinthesky]

Noted at 09:15 this morning,

G-MCGS AW189 t/o

ZZ415 Wildcat HM2 RN mks
ZK196 Lynx Algerian mks
(ZJ191) Apache AH1 with flotation aid deployed

Andy

[Malcolm]

Noted at 09:15 this morning,

G-MCGS AW189 t/o

ZZ415 Wildcat HM2 RN mks
ZK196 Lynx Algerian mks
(ZJ191) Apache AH1 with flotation aid deployed

Andy

I must have just missed you. The Apache was ZJ191 - read off as they towed it out of the hgr to the ramp.

[eyesinthesky]

Thanx Malcolm,

& a worthwhile return visit at 10:40

Additions to earlier,
ZR356 HH-101 black? c/s
7T-WVB Merlin
G-CDVE A109

Notes
AW189 returned
Algerian dep 09:45
Apache flying at airfield
ZZ415 still present

Andy

[Typhoon2]

A109 was flying with the Apache, saw them both in close formation go over Crewkerne slowly at around 12:20/30.

[Two66]

A109 was flying with the Apache, saw them both in close formation go over Crewkerne slowly at around 12:20/30.

Excellent! I saw those as well from a distance, no appearance on any of my tracking apps and could quite work out what it was!! Cheers

[Typhoon2]

Not a problem, pretty sure it was testing the new flotation gear as well...

[rh226]

Thursday 23rd June

"WHE01" [43C3A7] = AW101??
"WHE07" [43C30B] = Merlin ZH831

Both active this afternoon on PP showing S of Yeovil at time of posting

[Two66]

Thursday 23rd June

"WHE01" [43C3A7] = AW101??
"WHE07" [43C30B] = Merlin ZH831

Both active this afternoon on PP showing S of Yeovil at time of posting

Had a Merlin give me a low, slow pass over Bridport around 2.30 this afternoon

[richpittman]

Non internet friend informs me Norway full paint flew 1st flight yesterday

[Malcolm]

Friday 24th June 2016
Out on a warm and sunny ramp at 08:30 were:

ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy"
ZG921 Lynx AH9A

Cheers
Malcolm

[Seaking93]

I had a look over the fence at about 0930 and the above pair had been joined by another AH9A, it looked like ZG923 but could not be certain, as I went to walk away ZZ532 was pulled up onto the ramp

[somerset]

Non internet friend informs me Norway full paint flew 1st flight yesterday

A grey hm2 was up but I didn't see a noggy any idea of a time

[richpittman]

in the 2-4 bracket I guess as received the text late Afternoon out in Spain

[somerset]

I was at work and only saw the hm2 ??? Camera to work next week then