Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Autumn/Winter 2020/21

[Freeman Lowell]

Thursday 22 October 2020 1130hrs
A quick stop on the way to The Halfway House for lunch saw the following on the flight line:

ZH583 S.Lynx 95A
ZH831 Merlin HM2(AEW)
ZJ990 AA Merlin HC

Freeman & the Cactus driver

[richpittman]

Non internet friend just seen what i believe to be sea king ZA314 depart Westlands Flying back towards Chard

[Judwin71]

Non internet friend just seen what i believe to be sea king ZA314 depart Westlands Flying back towards Chard

Using civil registration G-CMDO

[mjcmerlin]

Thursday 22nd

ZH583 Lynx MK95A Flew am
ZH831 Merlin HMA AEW
ZJ990-AA Merlin Mk4a
ZJ995-AD Merlin MK4A

Friday 23rd

ZH583 Lynx MK95A flew AM
ZJ990-AA Merlin MK4A
ZJ995-AD Merlin MK4A
ZA314-WT Sea King From Chard

[mjcmerlin]

Monday 26th

ZZ111 Merlin Mk612 Ground Run towed out late PM
ZH831 Merlin HMA(AEW) No Rotors towed out late PM
ZH583 Lynx Mk95A Flew as WHE03

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday 27th

ZH583 Lynx mk95A
ZJ990\AA Merlin Mk4A
ZZ378 Wildcat HMA

Wednesday 28th

ZH583 Lynx mk95A Flew as WHE03
ZJ990\AA MERLIN MK4A Flew as WHE07
ZZ111 AW101 MK612 Ground run
ZZ Wildcat AH Compass Base
ZZ378 Wildcat HM 09 End

Thursday 29th

ZH583 Lynx MK95A Flying as WHE03
ZZ111 AW101MK612 Ground Run as WHE03
ZJ990\AA MERLIN MK4A Flew as WHE06
ZZ378 Wildcat HM 09 End
ZZ415 Wildcat HM ON FLIGHT Pan no rotors
ZZ393 Wildcat AH

[Kevin Brewer]

My thanks to everyone for their regular updates in this section, particularly Merlin and Malcolm. It's greatly appreciated and makes planning a visit so much easier. Thanks guys!

[richpittman]

Out there today

ZZ111 ground run

ZZ513 two flights PM after rotor running refuel westland04
Portugal lynx flight AM and PM ( PM Westland 02)

[eagle driver]

WHE07 Airborne near Dorchester Hex code of 43C7E6 should make it ZZ111 AW101 first flight.

[Kevin Brewer]

ZZ111 being towed to flightline as I type, joining ZZ513 and ZH583.è

[mjcmerlin]

Wednesday 4th November

ZH864\70 Merlin HMA (aew) 09 runway end
ZZ513 Wildcat HM
ZZ378 Wildcat HM 09 Runway end
ZJ995\AD Merlin Mk4A Wash Bay AM
ZZ111 AW101 Mk612
ZH583 Lynx MK95A
A109 Ground Run

[raameagle]

Seen late afternoon on the 4th November was Norwegian Merlin ZZ111 and two Wildcats, ZZ415 and ZZ513.
Regards
Mark

[eagle driver]

06.25 Plotting on the ground at Yeovil at the moment is Super Lynx Zh964 Brazilian( N4003) Corrected.
Showing a Hex code of 43C902

[raameagle]

eagle driver et all,
ZH964 should be N4003.
Regards
Mark

[eagle driver]

eagle driver et all,
ZH964 should be N4003.
Regards
Mark

Thanks for the correction ,misread the list .
Well it was early .

[raameagle]

It was early lol. I need N4003 hence my interest in it.
Regards
Mark

[Judwin71]

Tuesday 10th 1400 Chinook HC4 ZD983 operating in the overhead.

[Malcolm]

Thursday 12 November 2020 08:45Z

A quick look over the fence on my daily exercise routine revealed

ZZ393 Wildcat AH1 "Army"
ZH583 Lynx 95A for Portugal
ZH965/N4003 Lynx For Brazil

It was early lol. I need N4003 hence my interest in it.
Regards
Mark

Hmmm, Unusually the Brazilian had its Brazil serial uncovered and it was deffo N-4003. The UK serial was also easy to read. So something isn't quite right, I've had too much vino-collapse, or someone from Fleetlands Opendays now works in the Westlands paintshop?

Cheers
Malcolm

[Kevin Brewer]

I logged ZH965 at Yeovil as far back as 25th June 2018 with no other visible marking, so it's clearly been here for quite a while. Another Brazilian example logged during 2018, ZH962, carried '01' on the top surface of the horizontal stabiliser, corresponding to it's full serial of N-4001. If anyone can spot the 'last two' on the stabiliser we might have an answer to the mystery, unless it's had a complete tail swap?

[Freeman Lowell]

Thursday 12 November 2020 08:45Z

A quick look over the fence on my daily exercise routine revealed

ZZ393 Wildcat AH1 "Army"
ZH583 Lynx 95A for Portugal
ZH965/N4003 Lynx For Brazil

It was early lol. I need N4003 hence my interest in it.
Regards
Mark

Hmmm, Unusually the Brazilian had its Brazil serial uncovered and it was deffo N-4003. The UK serial was also easy to read. So something isn't quite right, I've had too much vino-collapse, or someone from Fleetlands Opendays now works in the Westlands paintshop?

Cheers
Malcolm

I agree something isn't quite right here. At first I thought it was the reference to a 'daily exercise routine' but I do concur that someone from the Fleetlands Opendays may have been involved in marking up this aircraft.
I think ZH966/N4005 was roaded out 5.11.19 and ZH962/N4001 on 17.12.18 (along with ZH965/N4004). FWIW (because it's only from somebody's database), I thought I saw ZH964 pinging on the ground on VR earlier this morning (which is what N4003 was carrying back in 1996 when test flying. Then future operator serials were left uncovered).

Freeman