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Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
WHE02 on ADSB with hex 43C30B. Is this the Portugese Lynx?
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Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
WHE02 currently showing on ADSB as Merlin ZH831, 4000' near Yeovil.
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Monday 23rd march 1400-1500
ZZ415 WILDCAT HMA Flew as WHE14
ZZ10? AW101 MK612 Ground run as WHE04 (told it was ZZ109 but could not read it off due to heat haze)
Tuesday 24th 0930 (on my daily walk since lock down)
ZH831 Merlin MK2A Flew later as WHE02
G-DIDO A109E
(ADDITIONAL 3 X LIGHT HELO'S but where being put into hangar before I could get there).
ZZ415 WILDCAT HMA Flew as WHE14
ZZ10? AW101 MK612 Ground run as WHE04 (told it was ZZ109 but could not read it off due to heat haze)
Tuesday 24th 0930 (on my daily walk since lock down)
ZH831 Merlin MK2A Flew later as WHE02
G-DIDO A109E
(ADDITIONAL 3 X LIGHT HELO'S but where being put into hangar before I could get there).
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Thursday 26th March 2020
Visible from the lockdown bedroom window at 10:15 this morning are :
ZH831 Merlin HM2(AEW) Flying around the airfield
ZZ107 Merlin for Norway
Cheers
Malcolm
Visible from the lockdown bedroom window at 10:15 this morning are :
ZH831 Merlin HM2(AEW) Flying around the airfield
ZZ107 Merlin for Norway
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Wildcat doing circuits this morning believed to be Yeovilton based ZZ535 c/s TALON730.
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
1440Z Chinook HC4 ZA680 Beacon approach.
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
31/03/2020
16.05BST Portuguese Lynx ZH583 plotting on PP with hex [43C8FE] and callsign "ZH583"
16.05BST Portuguese Lynx ZH583 plotting on PP with hex [43C8FE] and callsign "ZH583"
Cheers, Bob
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Monday 6th April 2020
Seen departing westbound at about 11:15L was a Lynx (not Wildcat). PP suggests [43C8FE], which has ZH583 in it's callsign field, which appears to be operating to the North West of Yeovilton.
Cheers
Malcolm
Seen departing westbound at about 11:15L was a Lynx (not Wildcat). PP suggests [43C8FE], which has ZH583 in it's callsign field, which appears to be operating to the North West of Yeovilton.
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Could that be Portuguese Navy Lynx Mk.95A 19204 . . . . ?
Regards, and stay safe, TM74
Regards, and stay safe, TM74
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Flying today AW101 ZJ995 WHE06
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Tuesday 7th April 2020
Visible from the lockdown bedroom window today have been :
ZJ995 Merlin HC4A flew this morning
ZZ102 Merlin for Norway currently rotorunning - may fly - don't think it did fly in the end.
(ZH583) Lynx - can only see the top half of it but it's deffo foreign :-) - Flew later, SBS suggests it was ZH583.
Cheers
Malcolm
Visible from the lockdown bedroom window today have been :
ZJ995 Merlin HC4A flew this morning
ZZ102 Merlin for Norway currently rotorunning - may fly - don't think it did fly in the end.
(ZH583) Lynx - can only see the top half of it but it's deffo foreign :-) - Flew later, SBS suggests it was ZH583.
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Thanks for the update Malcolm, good to get reports during the lockdown!
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
WHE05 airborne as 43C30B.
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Thursday 9th April 2020
Visible from the lockdown bedroom window at 10:15 this morning are :
ZH831 Merlin HM2(AEW) Flying AM & Noon - flew yesterday PM too
ZJ995/AD Merlin HC4A Flying Noon.
Cheers
Malcolm
Visible from the lockdown bedroom window at 10:15 this morning are :
ZH831 Merlin HM2(AEW) Flying AM & Noon - flew yesterday PM too
ZJ995/AD Merlin HC4A Flying Noon.
Cheers
Malcolm
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Thursday 16th April 2020
Another week in lockdown. Haven't seen anything so far this week, but visible from the lockdown bedroom window at 10:15 this morning is :
ZZ102 Merlin for Norway
ZJ995/AD Merlin HC4A departed to the east as WHE05 at 11:05L
Cheers
Malcolm
Another week in lockdown. Haven't seen anything so far this week, but visible from the lockdown bedroom window at 10:15 this morning is :
ZZ102 Merlin for Norway
ZJ995/AD Merlin HC4A departed to the east as WHE05 at 11:05L
Cheers
Malcolm
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Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
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Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
Starfighter_F-104G wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:14 pmNew rescue helicopters in a row outside the factory in Yeovil today, in the photo one of Italy's new AW101 CSAR helicopters together with three Norwegian AW101 SAR helicopters. Status in Yeovil is that four helicopters are ready to be delivered (0265, 0268, 0276 and 0278), helicopter no. 11 (0279) was ground tested last week and will be on trial this week, while helicopters no. 12, 13 and 14 (0280, 0281 and 0282) are being installed at the factory. A total of 16 new Leonardo AW101 helicopters will be delivered to Norway.
https://scontent-mxp1-1.cdninstagram.co ... e=5EC6B554
When you say ‘outside the factory at Yeovil today’ do you mean different aircraft as the photo you posted was taken in December 2019 ;
https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=85475
What time were they outside - as I passed the airfield twice yesterday and there were no Merlins outside at the times I passed
And when you say ‘ready to be delivered’ could you confirm when 0278 has test flown ?
Could you also confirm when the 11th Norwegian was doing ground runs ?
Re: Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Spring 2020
walked past twice today at 1000 and 1430
1000 all nose on so no serials
AW101 MK612
(ZZ376) Wildcat
A109E
1430
Merlin MK2Aew (not ZH831\ZH864) went U/S c/sign WHE04
MM8175\15-14 HH101A (no UK Serial on helicopter) Towed to wash Bay
A109E
1000 all nose on so no serials
AW101 MK612
(ZZ376) Wildcat
A109E
1430
Merlin MK2Aew (not ZH831\ZH864) went U/S c/sign WHE04
MM8175\15-14 HH101A (no UK Serial on helicopter) Towed to wash Bay
A109E
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