RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 7 July 2017
A decent airshow with a nice flying program and some nice aircraft on display. Very annoying is the fact that since last year, almost all local helicopters are hangared and locked away. Also no Commando Assault this year, even further limiting the amount of choppers at the show
. Therefore just 7 Wildcats and 5 local Merlins were visible (for some 9 Merlins), which is a pity and making the air day way less attractive to attend. Any help with the 4 missing Wildcats in Hangar 14 would be appreciated.
Static
FA132 F-16AM 1sq
6053 L-159A 212tl
ET-612 F-16BM Esk727
S-134, S-191 Lynx Mk90 723Esk
276 Lynx HAS4 34F
262 PC-9M FTS
N-175 NH90NFH 860sq
1017 M-28-1R 44 NAB
92-3292 C-17A 437th AW
WA638, WL419 Meteor T7mod Martin Baker
XX205/CU-842 Hawk T1A 736sq
ZE416 A109E QinetiQ
ZE422/92 Sea King ASaC7 849sq
ZF378/RN-S Tucano T1 78sq
ZJ230 Apache AH1 656sq
ZJ127/L Merlin HC4 Leonardo
ZJ132/Q Merlin HC3 846sq
ZJ950/950 Typhoon FGR4 1sq
ZZ503 Avenger T1 750sq
ZZ397 Wildcat HMA2 815sq
ZZ410 Wildcat AH1 847sq
ZZ526 Wildcat AH1 1Regt
G-BYXS Tutor T1 727sq
Hangar 5
(was closed, only 3 out of 4 visible
, although some saw all 4 when the hangar was opened for a few minutes in the morning, not me...)
ZJ118/B, ZJ124/H, ZJ990/AA, ZJ992/AB Merlin HC3
Hangar 6
XZ574 Sea King HAS6 FAAM (stored)
ZJ126/K, ZJ135/K Merlin HC3 846sq
Hangar 7
ZH846/84 Merlin HM2 824sq
ZZ518 Wildcat HMA2 825sq
G-BYVK Tutor T1 727sq
Also in this area Lynx XZ736/815 functioning as a bar
Hangar 14
ZZ377 Wildcat HMA2 nn
3 more Wildcats on the right side (led by ZZ377) visible and one more parked on the left side with its nose directed to the front, anyone for these Wildcat serials?
Flightlines other side of the runway
FA123, FA134 F-16AM 10w
6054, 6060 L-159A 212tl
9244 JAS-39C 211tl
ZK352/BV, Typhoon FGR4 29(R)sq
ZK354/BY Typhoon FGR4 29(R)sq
ZJ128/M Merlin HC3 846sq
ZJ137/W Merlin HC3 846sq
F-5E Patrouille de Suisse
J-3082, J-3084, J-3085, J-3087, J-3088, J-3089, J-3091
Flightlines on static side
E-600 F-16AM 727Esk
36, 45 Rafale M 11F
ZH857/CU-86 Merlin HM2 824sq
ZJ192 Apache AH1 664sq
ZZ379, ZZ396 Wildcat HMA2 815sq
Royal Jordanian Falcons
JY-RFB, JY-RFC, JY-RFD, JY-RFE
Red Arrows
XX177, XX204, XX219, XX227, XX232, XX242, XX244, XX278, XX311, XX323
Plus a lot of museum aircraft, civvies and some ex mil stuff
)