Yeovil (Westland) Sightings 2021

[mjcmerlin]

Thursday 8th April

ZZ110 AW101 MK612 Left on delivery to Norway at 0830 this morning as WHE01
ZZ513 Wildcat HMA Flew as WHE04
ZJ992/AB Merlin mk4a
ZH864/70 Merlin HMA 2 AEW
Also reported by someone else
Grey Merlin from spray shop
ZJ /AC hangar move

[Compass_base]

In addition to above..

08/04
ZZ413 Wildvat (TALON09) landed and remained
ZZ102 AW101 Ground run PM

09/04
ZZ102 AW101 MK612 (WHE02) Flew
ZZ513 wildcat Manoeuvred on airfield AM
ZH864/70 (WHE06) Flew
ZJ992/AB Ground Run

[Tom_J]

Apols if already mentioned, but Leonardo is basing a black AW189 in the guise of a 149 to push for the Puma replacement.

Due to be unveiled next month.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... monstrator

[Judwin71]

1430L AW101-612 ZZ112 Flying as WHE07.

[mjcmerlin]

Friday 16th April

ZZ415 Wildcat Flew as WHE04
ZZ394 Wildcat Flew as WHE05
ZZ112 MK612 Flew as WHE07 second First Flight (Went u/s on first flight did not leave the airfield)
ZJ995-AD Mk4a Flew as WHE03

[Judwin71]

ZZ112 Reported f/f today?

RadarBox has no record of ZZ112 flying yesterday. I don't think it would have flown from a westerly spot.

Thanks mjcmerlin. That explains why RadarBox did not pick up the 'first flight'

[Judwin71]

Overtime at Westlands. Unidentified AEW merlin flying at 1015L

[Malcolm]

Overtime at Westlands. Unidentified AEW merlin flying at 1015L

ZH843 polled off from the bedroom window at 09:00L.

[eagle driver]

Noted late mornng at Yeovil originally on compass base , later on main ramp ZZ112 AW101 for Norway
also noted ZZ415 Wildcat plus a Merlin Hm3 not read due to angle .

[Malcolm]

Noted late mornng at Yeovil originally on compass base , later on main ramp ZZ112 AW101 for Norway
also noted ZZ415 Wildcat plus a Merlin Hm3 not read due to angle .

ZH831 was the bagger out at 08:45L.

[eagle driver]

Noted late mornng at Yeovil originally on compass base , later on main ramp ZZ112 AW101 for Norway
also noted ZZ415 Wildcat plus a Merlin Hm3 not read due to angle .

ZH831 was the bagger out at 08:45L.

Thank you .

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday 20th April
ZZ394 WILDCAT AH DELIVERED TO YEOVILTON AS WHE05
ZH831 Merlin HMA2 Aew Flew as WHE06
ZZ102 AW101 MK612
ZZ112 AW101 MK612 flew as WHE07 returned with a problem

[Typeflyer]

Monday 27th April @ 16:00-16:30
(ZJ126) K Merlin HC.4
(ZJ992) AB Merlin HC.4
(ZH864) Merlin HM.2 - arrived
Unidentified Wildcat at western end
Black/Charcoal AW.149 escaped identification due heathaze - anyone know which this is?

[seven]

I-RAII apparently

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[Freeman Lowell]

I-RAII apparently

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That being the case, then this airframe has been exhibited at Farnborough a couple of times?
Freeman

[seven]

Sounds familiar.

Sea King HAR.3 XZ588 visited today.

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[Typeflyer]

I-RAII apparently

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Is this the former MM81848?

[Judwin71]

1640L Showing on RadarBox I-RAIU as WHE01
Back down at 1700.

[Judwin71]

1540L I-RAIU flying as WHE04

[apgphoto]

I-RAIU is the 189K repainted its the proto for the new (more powerful) Safran engines, was in Gulf Helicopters scheme.

I understand it arrived by road from Vergiate