LOG : Westlands Yeovil June 2014

[Malcolm]

June 2nd 16:20L
Well, new month and just gone past the window inbound is a RN HM1/2 Merlin. Not showing on SBS so may (or may not!) be the next one in for upgrade.

[Malcolm]

Thursday June 5th 09:00L
Out on a sunny but windy ramp this morning were :

ZZ400 Wildcat AH1 Green c/s
ZH835 Merlin HM1 Stored behind mound
ZH840 Merlin HM2
[43C47F] (ZR353?) Merlin primer c/s (for Italy) - flying 12:00L
(ZR334?/HMH-1?) Merlin White c/s for Saudi - flying 11:00L

Couldn't read the two foreign Merlins coz they were tail on, but most likely candidates are as shown.

Oh, plus A-189 G-AWCK for those deviants that colect Spam

10:35 [43C710] Squirrel (ZJ253) "AAC710" just gone past the window inbound

Cheers
Malcolm

[vader]

Thursday June 5th 09:00L
[43C47F] (ZR353?) Merlin primer c/s (for Italy) - flying 12:00L
(ZR334?/HMH-1?) Merlin White c/s for Saudi - flying 11:00L

1. ZR353
2. ZR335

6th June
Royal Navy ZZ402 departed at 11:37.

Also I saw ZR353.

[Malcolm]

2. ZR335

Was this 100% read off, or assumed from SBS?

6th June
Royal Navy ZZ402 departed at 11:37.
.

As "WHE37". Unusual callsign - I wonder if its a foreign customer training flight

[vader]

2. ZR335

Was this 100% read off, or assumed from SBS?

proof

[eagle driver]

Thats more than enough proof , great photo vader.

[somerset]

According to Flightrader24 there is an Iraqi airways 169 flying around

[somerset]

And possibliy the second Italian Specop Merlin

[Malcolm]

According to Flightrader24 there is an Iraqi airways 169 flying around

Err - only seen I-AWCK (I think - don't do spam) today. ICAO hex 000400 seems common here for spuirious spam AW1x9 types.

And possibliy the second Italian Specop Merlin

Yes - ZR353 in primer is currently doing circuits.

Merlin HM2 ZH840 was up this morning too.

[Malcolm]

Thursday June 12th 09:00L
Out on a sunny ramp were :

ZZ402 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy" mkgs
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy" mkgs
ZH835 Merlin HM1 Stored behind mound
ZH847 Merlin HM2
ZH861 Merlin HM2 behind mound no rotors

Cheers
Malcolm

[vader]

17th June

G-CFCM (hex: 405859), R44 landed at 10:50

[Malcolm]

Friday June 20th 09:00L
Out on a sunny ramp were :

ZZ402 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy" mkgs
(ZZ___) Wildcat AH1 "Army" mkgs
(ZZ415) Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy" mkgs
ZZ386 Wildcat AH1 "Army" mkgs - Western end
(ZH8__) Merlin HM1/2 "Royal Navy" mkgs
(ZR353) Merlin in primer
ZH847 Merlin HM1 Stored on ramp
ZH861 Merlin HM1 Stored behind mound no rotors

Cheers
Malcolm

[radfan57]

Seen at 1430hrs local at the eastern end was ZH827/- Merlin HM2. Behind the grass mound was Merlin ZH8--/NL, can anyone confirm the full serial? mtia

[richpittman]

Black cats put on a display at Westlands Today

The painted Italian merlin should be out and about again in the near future