Winter rotary in the South West
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:12 am
Morning all,
A few images from a couple of much needed aviation fixes over the last week or so. Firstly, a few of CHF operating in and out of Portland last week ahead of their homecoming to Yeovilton after deployment in the Mediterranean. Heliops were also operating throughout the day as they continue to train Ukrainian crews.
AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ406 | Royal Marines | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ406 | Royal Marines | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ406 | Royal Marines | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ118/B | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 | ZZ517 | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ121/E | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ127/L | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ121/E | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Sea King HU5 | XV666 | Heli Operations | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Sea King HU5 | XV666 | Heli Operations | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Secondly, a visit to Historic Helicopters as they flew their Christmas tours over schools and hospitals in Devon and Somerset, before heading up the road to Yeovil in the afternoon and luckily catching a couple of Merlins out on test flights just before the light completely died. Particularly pleased to finally catch a Polish cab, even if it is in primer....
Westland Sea King HAR3 | XZ597/G-SKNG | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Sea King HAR3 | XZ597/G-SKNG | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Sea King HAR3 | XZ597/G-SKNG | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Wessex HU5 | XT761/G-WSEX | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Westland Wessex HU5 | XT761/G-WSEX | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin Mk 614 | ZR285 | Polish Navy | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin Mk 614 | ZR285 | Polish Navy | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin Mk 612 | ZZ102 | Royal Norwegian Air Force | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
AgustaWestland Merlin Mk 614 | ZR285 | Polish Navy | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr
Thanks for looking, hopefully they of interest.
Cheers,
Shaun
A few images from a couple of much needed aviation fixes over the last week or so. Firstly, a few of CHF operating in and out of Portland last week ahead of their homecoming to Yeovilton after deployment in the Mediterranean. Heliops were also operating throughout the day as they continue to train Ukrainian crews.
AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ406 | Royal Marines | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ406 | Royal Marines | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | ZZ406 | Royal Marines | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ118/B | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 | ZZ517 | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ121/E | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ127/L | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin HC4 | ZJ121/E | Royal Navy | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrWestland Sea King HU5 | XV666 | Heli Operations | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrWestland Sea King HU5 | XV666 | Heli Operations | Portland | 09/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrSecondly, a visit to Historic Helicopters as they flew their Christmas tours over schools and hospitals in Devon and Somerset, before heading up the road to Yeovil in the afternoon and luckily catching a couple of Merlins out on test flights just before the light completely died. Particularly pleased to finally catch a Polish cab, even if it is in primer....
Westland Sea King HAR3 | XZ597/G-SKNG | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrWestland Sea King HAR3 | XZ597/G-SKNG | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrWestland Sea King HAR3 | XZ597/G-SKNG | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrWestland Wessex HU5 | XT761/G-WSEX | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrWestland Wessex HU5 | XT761/G-WSEX | Historic Helicopters | Chard | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin Mk 614 | ZR285 | Polish Navy | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin Mk 614 | ZR285 | Polish Navy | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin Mk 612 | ZZ102 | Royal Norwegian Air Force | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrAgustaWestland Merlin Mk 614 | ZR285 | Polish Navy | Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil | 16/12/22 by Shaun Schofield, on FlickrThanks for looking, hopefully they of interest.
Cheers,
Shaun
