Yeovil(Westland) Sightings Autumn/Winter 2019/20

[timb]

On Monday 14/9/19 the following were noted at exeter.
Wildcat ZZ523 / WHE 03 app at 1233
Italian Merlin MODE S 43C47E / WHE 06 app at 1625 [ZR361 ? Useing the old MODE S of ZR352 ? ]

[timb]

Should read 14/10/19

[scramble1]

On flight line at 15 :00 were
ZR361/15-12 HH-101A. Flew as WHE04
ZZ107 AW101 Mk612. And joined by Wildcat AH.1 ZZ523 from the hangar

[Judwin71]

Also flying late this afternoon Brazilian Lynx ZH966

[mjcmerlin]

Wednesday 16th Oct

ZR361\15-12 HH101A
ZZ513 Wildcat
ZH966 Brazilian Lynx
G-UKAW A109 (NO ROTORS)

Thursday 17th Oct

ZR361\15-12 HH101A Flew AM\PM as Westland 06
ZZ103 AW101 612 Flew PM as Westland 13
ZK001\AF Merlin mk3a (possible delivery for conversion)
ZZ513 Wildcat Flew PM as Westland 03
ZZ379 Wildcat Royal Navy
ZH966 Brazilian Lynx

[mjcmerlin]

Friday 18th Oct 1000

ZZ100 AW101 612 (Still in Primer)
ZZ103 AW101 612
ZZ107 AW101 612
ZZ389 Wildcat AH (No Rotors Towed behind the Flight Test hangar)

[mjcmerlin]

Friday 18th at 1230

ZH966 Brazilian Lynx
ZZ107 AW101 612 return as Westland 13
ZR361\15-12 HH101A Flew PM as Westland 01
AW149 Green colour scheme
ZZ100 AW101 612 still on pan

[mjcmerlin]

A quick visit Monday 21st at 1130

ZZ100 AW101 MK612
ZZ107 AW101 MK612
ZH966 Brazilian Lynx

[raameagle]

1010L 22nd October

ZZ107 Norwegian AW101 just towed out

Regards

Mark

[raameagle]

1125L 23rd October

Outside:
ZZ107 Norwegian AW101
ZH966 Brazilian Lynx

Regards

Mark

[raameagle]

1203L

ZR361 coded 15-12 just towed out. It’s been stripped of rotors and tail rotor(and many other parts!)!

Regards

Mark

[mjcmerlin]

Wednesday 23rd Oct additional to what Mark reported 1300-1400

ZZ100 Norwegian AW101
ZZ102 Norwegian AW101
ZZ103 Norwegian AW101
ZR361 15-12 HH101A was towed from flight line to spray shop (possible respray to light grey)currently in the black scheme

[mjcmerlin]

ZZ103 AW101 MK612 (outside hangar)
ZZ107 AW101 MK612
ZH966\05 Brazilian Lynx mk21 (compass base)
AW149 Green colour Scheme

[eyesinthesky]

Question, was ZZ107 inside hangar as not mentioned as outside?

[razzer56]

Thursday 24th October
At circa 11a.m. ZZ103 and the AW.149 were on the aprons both tail on to the footpath at the Eastern end of the field. Hangar doors shut - no sign of 107 or the Brazilian at that time
razzer56

[raameagle]

ZZ107 will have been on the main apron and the reference to ZZ103 being outside the hangar will have referred to the tarmac immediately outside the hangar itself, and not the main ‘flying’ apron.
Regards
Mark

[eyesinthesky]

Thanks for confirming. I went there at about 9am & they wee putting the Brazilian away, I returned about 10.30 & they pulled it out again taking it to the western end. Whilst the hangar door was open (most eastern one) another Norwegian Merlin was clearly visible (I guess in the second bay). Any idea if this was ZZ107?

Many thanks if you can help.

[raameagle]

No idea I’m afraid, sorry. mjcmerlin might be able to confirm which bay it came out of, I wasn’t there.
I was lucky enough to catch up with my latest needs on Tuesday and Wednesday!
Regards
Mark

[razzer56]

I'm afraid It could also have been ZZ 102 which is also there and in the same colour scheme

Regards,
razzer56

[eyesinthesky]

50/50 chance of it being ZZ107 (hopefully!), mjcmerlin, are you able to help?