LOG: Westlands Yeovil Apr 2014

[Malcolm]

Tue 01 Apr 2014
Busy day so far today, once the fog cleared - presumably what caused this years B52 deployment into Yeovil to be cancelled . So far we've had.

WHE02 up in ZZ381 Wildcat AH1
WHE04 up in ZZ382 Wildcat AH1
WHE01 up in ZR352 Merlin HH101

WHE01 up again in ZJ994 Merln HC3
SHF427 over the top in ZH777 Chinook

[merlinhunter]

Malcolm, that wouldn't be ZZ382 would it by any chance? ZZ392 has been noted quite a lot recently with the army down the road - has it come home?

[rh226]

Interesting. Late this afternoon, WHE01 was showing on PP as Merlin ZH857. Pilots been busy today.

Merlinhunter - I agree with you. Hex [43C6E6] was airborne today - which would be ZZ382 if it follows the sequence. I believe that ZZ392 is usually up from Yeovilton with a "SPEARxx" callsign.

[radfan57]

Yes can confirm that ZZ392 is with 652 Sqn at VL

[Malcolm]

Malcolm, that wouldn't be ZZ382 would it by any chance? ZZ392 has been noted quite a lot recently with the army down the road - has it come home?

Yes, sorry, typos. ZZ381 and ZZ382. Now corrected.

[Malcolm]

Wed 02 Apr 2014
Lets see if I can get it right today. Out on a humid, cloudy and damp ramp at 09:00L were:

ZZ382 Wildcat AH1 "Army"
ZZ383 Wildcat AH1 "Army" behind mound

Cheers
Malcolm

[vader]

4th Apr

Second Merlin for RSAF, ZR335 (hex: 9749C0) landed as WHE07 at 15:13

[Malcolm]

Fri 04 Apr 2014

15:10L Just had an all white Merlin go past the window. Showing on PP as [9749C0] "WHE07" , which I think makes it Algerian?

Cheers
Malcolm

[vader]

Merlin, ZJ994 (hex: 43C2FD) as WHE01 landed at 9:30 and 9:42
Westland Sea King HAR3A, ZH545 (hex: 43C636) landed at 11:37

[Typhoon2]

Here's ZJ994 over Misterton, Crewkerne at around 10:20:

[Cessna954]

Anybody able to assist with the serial of the primer painter Merlin seen departing Yeovil at c18:35 on Wednesday 16th ? Seen from a moving train!!!

Cheers

Neil

[Bertie_Basset]

Anybody able to assist with the serial of the primer painter Merlin seen departing Yeovil at c18:35 on Wednesday 16th ? Seen from a moving train!!!

Not sure about a primer Merlin. There was a white one leaving yesterday afternoon, climbing steeply to the east. Think it was Saudi 2 HMH-2 as it was in the flight shed last Thusday.

Bertie

[Malcolm]

Thr 14 Apr 2014 09:00L

Out on a glouriously sunny, if a bit chilly, main ramp this morning were

ZH835 Merlin HM1/2 Behind the mound - Wooohooo need that one
ZH839 Merlin HM1/2 Behind the mound - no rotor blades
ZZ3(9)8 Wildcat AH1 "Army" - couldn't read the middle digit but WHE02 currently showing as [43C6BB] which should be ZZ398.

Cheers
Malcolm

[radfan57]

A Sea KIng, SRG26, was heard about 0915hrs this morning inbound to WHL, anyone help further?

[Seaking93]

A Sea KIng, SRG26, was heard about 0915hrs this morning inbound to WHL, anyone help further?

A Sea King with the c/s SRG126 came into VL from AGWHL later today, sadly I was elsewhere at the time, however later this afternoon ZH542 was noted shutting down with AMG groundcrew in attendance.

BobT

[Malcolm]

Thr 24 Apr 2014 09:00L
Out on an overcast and a bit chilly, main ramp this morning were

ZH835 Merlin HM1/2 Behind the mound - Wooohooo need that one
ZH836 Merlin HM1/2 Towed from hangar to ramp
ZZ383 Wildcat AH1 "Army"
ZZ391 Wildcat AH1 "Army"

(ZR339) [43C46E] Merlin currently pinging on SBS, but not seen.

Cheers
Malcolm

[vader]

Also I-AWCK (hex: 30055D), A169 landed at 11:19

EDIT:

Just spotted from my window Chinook, ZH904 as SHF543 at 12:40 going SE. Nice sound

[Malcolm]

Also I-AWCK (hex: 30055D), A169 landed at 11:19:

SPAM!!!! :-)

Just spotted from my window Chinook, ZH904 as SHF543 at 12:40 going SE. Nice sound

Yes saw that.

14:20L [601862] "WHE01" has just gone past the window inbound in an all white Merlin with a green tail. Algerian I think?

[rh226]

14:20L [601862] "WHE01" has just gone past the window inbound in an all white Merlin with a green tail. Algerian I think?

No, not Algerian - the hex code is from Turkmenistan. Therefore, it should be the Turkmenistan Government EZ-S714 which arrived 11 February 2014.

See viewtopic.php?f=8&t=93102

[Malcolm]

14:20L [601862] "WHE01" has just gone past the window inbound in an all white Merlin with a green tail. Algerian I think?

No, not Algerian - the hex code is from Turkmenistan. Therefore, it should be the Turkmenistan Government EZ-S714 which arrived 11 February 2014.

See viewtopic.php?f=8&t=93102

Ta - difficult with all these white whales about at the moment - Saudi, Turkmenistan, Algerian, and soon some more I believe for another 'stan.

[43C46E] "WHE01" ZR339 also up this arvo - the not for India one :-)