RNAS Yeovilton Air Day Arrivals 2013

[Malcolm]

Portuguese CASA? Any other info on that one?

- MH

Nope - news to me too. Just what the jungle drums are saying down in Pyle lane.

[Gary]

What sounded like GNY 4611 was with London info 124.600 a short time ago, guessing it's the one due at Yeovilton?

GNY 4611 showing on PP as Lynx [3FA994] 83+20

[MRTT]

Anyone happen to know when the Kennet AD-4 & Czech L-159 are due?

[Malcolm]

What sounded like GNY 4611 was with London info 124.600 a short time ago, guessing it's the one due at Yeovilton?

GNY 4611 showing on PP as Lynx [3FA994] 83+20

These normally stop off en route - I think it dropped into Marham last year. 83+20 is the one with the fantastic midnight blue colour scheme.

[MRTT]

Bloo*y marvellous!

[Malcolm]

16:10 QQ101 HS146 Inbound from Boscombe - and just flown past my window. First thing I've actually seen all day!

[Malcolm]

16:26L Bryzna sighted over Yeovil, 5000' approx headed west.Not showing on PP, but something is squawking 7403.
16:26L BAF612 up again in the climb through 5000' on an airways squawk - going home?

16:39 83+20 Lynx now showing on a Bournemouth? Squawk (3646) 900'
16:39 ZH841 Merlin HM2 pottering about north of the field (1177) 1700'

16:52 ZE416 Boscombe A-109 possibly inbound (7410)
15:52 G-OXVI Spitfire (7404)

[Malcolm]

If anyone is still out there....

17:40L ZH873 C-130 RRR138 about to go OTT FL160 > FL100 eastbound, probably bacvk up the TACAN to home (Brize)

[MRTT]

Spitfire Ltd Buchon & Spitfire Mk. XVI inbound.

[Malcolm]

18:04L XX217 Hawk T1 inbound from the east (7411)

[airtyphoon]

Spitfire Arrived in Formation with a ME-109.
RAF Typhoon in Static From XI Squadron.

Photocall Was Very Good, Bit Late Entering and They Didn't Open the Gates to Allow Us to Leave Until 20:00, Had to Stand on a Chair a Couple of Time Just to See What Was coming in on 27 To Land and During the Rehearsals as I Couldn't Take Pictures Through People.


airtyphoon

[GVLCN]

How come the vc-10 and Belgian herc used the other end? Was gutted when I heard the ten then realised it landed the other end

[Malcolm]

Just to tidy/confirm things up. Read off tonight are..

CH-13 Belgian C-130
(H-24) Belgian A-109 (parked southside)
9238 Czech Gripen (parked southside)
6052 Czech L-159 (parked southside)
0453 Czech Cn-235
L-08 Dutch PC-7
L-13 Dutch PC-7
83+20 German Lynx
1008 Polish Bryzna
ZA147 VC-10
ZK322/BR Typhoon northside flightline
(ZK___)/BQ Typhoon northside flightline
(ZK___)/DN Typhoon static
ZZ501 Avenger
QQ101 HS-146
ZE416 A-109
ZJ262 Squirrel
ZA137/20 Seaking
TD248 Spitfire
(ZJ___) Apache northside flightline

XX217,261,316 Hawks in static.
Lots of Wildcats around too - ZZ391, 396, 405, 410, 413 and several more obscured in static.

There's a Wildcat and a Merlin in the (Westlands?) exhibition hangar.

[airtyphoon]

ZK323 - Static XI Typhoon
ZK344 / BQ Flight line Typhoon
Czech Air Force Transport is a CN-295.

airtyphoon

[Freeman Lowell]

VP293/X Shackleton T.4 arrived 0615hrs in close formation with a 4x4.
Freeman

[richw_82]

There's only been the odd blip since Strathallan cut 'Zebedee' up - most notably the vandalism suffered a couple of years ago. Fortunately we were able to source a pilots seat and two new MR1/T4 control yokes, which have got VP293 on the road towards being the great display exhibit she was a few years ago. Radios and a new engineers panel will be added shortly.

VP293 has been doing the show circuit this year as part of the Shackleton Preservation Trust's fundraising and PR effort for WR963. She is still owned by the gentleman that recovered the remains from Strathallan, and is unlikely to be changing hands.

In times between shows, she's resident at Coventry with WR963.

Kind regards,

Rich W
SPT