Yeovil (Westland) Sightings Summer 2020

[Malcolm]

Zh583 Lynx Was noted on ADSB flying late afternoon

I can confirm that via the Mk1 eyeball.

Out this morning were...
ZH843 Merlin HM2 (not an AEW)
ZZ415 Wildcat HM2 with wing pylons and loaded up with what looked like 20 rockets/missiles.
(Z....) Merlin HC4A - was either AB or AD (I forget) in the grey c/s.

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday
ZH843 Merlin Hma was coded 88 on the nose
ZJ995-AD was the mk4A
ZH829 Merlin HMA AEW was still at 09 runway end

[mjcmerlin]

Thursday 23rd July

ZH829 Merlin HMA (AEW) still 09 end
ZH831 Merlin HMA (AEW)
ZZ404 Wildcat AH Flew as WHE03
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA with Martlet fitted

[mjcmerlin]

Friday 24th July 1000 and 1400

ZH829 Merlin HMA (AEW ) 09 end
ZH831 Merlin HMA (AEW) Flew as WHE03
ZH833/82 Merlin HMA (AEW) ground runs as WHE02
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA Flew as WHE04
ZZ404 Wildcat AH Flew PM
ZH583 LYNX MK 95A Flew Late AM

[Malcolm]

Saturday 25th July 2020 : 10:15L

Heard the rumble of a Merlin running, so dragged myself out of bed early. Visible from an overcast and drizzly lockdown bedroom window today are :

ZZ110 Merlin for Norway, fully painted with rotors and tail feathers. Serial numbers individually covered with black tape. Not running, and towed away at about 10:30.
(ZH833) Merlin HM2, pinging on the fudge box so is probably the one running on the ramp. Can't actually see it from here though.

Cheers
Malcolm

[Kevin Brewer]

Thanks for the updates guys - time for another visit methinks!

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday 28th July

ZH829 Merlin HMA 2 AEW Fitted
ZH831 Merlin HMA 2 AEW Fitted Flew as WHE04 Am
ZH833 Merlin HMA 2 AEW Fitted
ZZ404 Wildcat AH Delivered to Yeovilton Flew as WHE03
ZH583 Lynx MK95A Flew am as WHE02


ZZ110 AW101 MK612 was visible in hangar

[mjcmerlin]

WEDNESDAY 29TH

ZH583 Lynx MK95A Flew as WHE01
ZH829 Merlin HMA 2 AEW 09 Runway end

[Malcolm]

ZH833 also flew this afternoon as (IIRC) "WHE01". First flight as an AEW?

[Widget 01]

Malcolm,

ZH833 also flew Tuesday whilst I was there.

RegardS
Ben

[mjcmerlin]

Thursday 30th

ZH829 Merlin HMA 2 AEW
ZJ995-AD Merlin MK4A
ZH585 Lynx MK95A

Friday

ZH829 Merlin HMA 2 AEW
ZJ995-AD Merlin MK4A
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA Flew as WHE01

[DELTA7]

Wednesday 29th July

ZH583 Lynx flew late-AM/early-PM

[mjcmerlin]

Monday 3rd 1130-1430

ZH829 Merlin HMA2 AEW
ZH833\82 Merlin HMA2 AEW Flew as WHE04
ZJ995\AD Merlin Mk4A Flew as WHE05
ZZ110 AW101 MK612

[mjcmerlin]

Tuesday 4th

ZH829 Merlin HMA 2 AEW
ZH833 Merlin HMA 2 AEW flew as WHE04
ZJ995-AD Merlin mk4a
G-DIVO A139
A109E OUTSIDE Spray shop

ADDITIONAL For Monday Green MK4A towed to spray Shop

[Malcolm]

The A109 outside the spray shop is/was G-XXEC. What's the Merlin outside the Avionics building - can't quite read it from the lockdown bedroom window - ZH829?

[Kevin Brewer]

Malcolm - I can confirm the easternmost Merlin was ZH829 as at 1pm today

[Freeman Lowell]

Wednesday 5th August 2020 1100hrs- ish
Through the mizzle:
ZJ990 AA Merlin HC4A
ZJ995 AD Merlin HC4A
ZH829 Merlin HM2 (AEW)

Freeman

[Wobs58]

August 5th 12:30 -ish

In addition to Freeman's list ZJ998/AE Merlin HC4A (panels missing and generally incomplete) was dragged out of the hangar, then pushed back in. ZZ387 Wildcat AH1 was ground running at the western end of the field.

[mjcmerlin]

Thursday 06 August 1000

ZJ995\AD Merlin mk4a later flew as WHE05
ZJ998\AE Merlin mk4a Another hangar move
ZH831 Merlin HMA2 (AEW)
ZH829 Merlin HMA2 (AEW)
ZZ415 Wlidcat HMA

[Malcolm]

ZZ513 Wildcat HMA2 also flew Thursday PM, although it had the transponder turned off.

Friday 7th August has seen :
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2 flew AM all tooled up
ZH833 Merlin HM2 AEW
ZZ513 Wildcat HMA2 flew PM, still no transponder.
(ZH829) Merlin HM2 AEW outside avionics - been there all week and I suspect has been left outside overnight. Gone now though.