XZ192 Lynx AH7 at Yeovilton	XZ725 Lynx HMA8 at Yeovilton	ZD262 Lynx HMA8 at Yeovilton	ZF115 Seaking HC4 at Yeovilton
XX330 Hawk T1 at Culdrose	ZD636 Seaking C7 at Culdrose	ZJ118 Merlin HC3 at Culdrose	XZ738 HS Dominie T1 at Predannack

Some pictures from Phil Adkin, click on an image for a larger picture

Day-1

Yeovilton 12-1-12

RNAS Yeovilton

14 hangar. 815 NAS

ZD260 315 LynxHMA8
XZ719 316 LynxHMA8
XZ732 302 LynxHMA8
ZD261 407 LynxHMA8 'HMS York'

13 hangar. 815 NAS

XZ725 415 LynxHMA8
XZ255 314 LynxHMA8
XZ726 411 LynxHMA8 'HMS Edinburgh'

Ramp

ZD262 301 LynxHMA8
XZ731 332 LynxHMA8
ZF558 372 LynxHMA8
XZ698 348 LynxHAS3

9 hangar. 847 NAS

XZ192 LynxAH7 (** My Lynx **)
XZ678 LynxAH7
XZ180 LynxAH7
XZ617 LynxAH7

Ramp

XZ653 LynxAH7

8 hangar. 702 NAS

ZD265 644 LynxHMA8
XZ723 643 LynxHMA8 'HMS Montrose'
XZ727 634 LynxHAS3
ZD257 642 LynxHMA8
ZD266 640 LynxHMA8

5 hangar. SKMG

ZF120 Z SeaKingHC4
ZD480 J SeaKingHC4
ZF118 O SeaKingHC4
ZD626 J SeaKingHC4
ZA313 M SeaKingHC4
XZ586 B SeaKingHAR3
XZ592 H SeaKingHAR3
XT458 P WessexHU5

6 hangar

Three Lynxs were under maintenance

XZ228 313 LynxHAS3
ZD263 LynxHAS3
ZF557 453 LynxHMA8 'HMS Diamond'

The following RTP were present

XZ730 LynxHAS3
XZ693 LynxHAS3
XZ235 630 LynxHAS3
XZ720 410 LynxHAS3 'HMS Gloucester'
ZD250 636 LynxHAS3

7 hangar. 846 NAS

ZF117 X SeaKingHC4
ZF121 SeaKingHC4

4 hangar. 845 NAS

ZA295 U SeaKingHC4
ZA293 A SeaKingHC4

ETS building

XZ236 LST1 LynxHMA8
(ZD267) LST2 LynxHMA8

Ramp

XZ238 633 LynxHAS3
(XZ237) 631 LynxHAS3
XZ233 635 LynxHAS3 sp mks
XZ245 632 LynxHAS3
XZ722 645 LynxHMA8 sp mks
ZF116 WP SeaKingHC4
ZA298 Y SeaKingHC4
ZA292 WU SeaKingHC4
ZG821 G SeaKingHC4
ZF511 TucanoT1 (overshoots)
?????/303 Lynx
?????/540 Lynx

848 NAS hangar

ZE426 WX SeaKingHC4
ZG822 WS SeaKingHC4
ZF119 WY SeaKingHC4
ZD479 WQ SeaKingHC4

Ramp

ZD627 WO SeaKingHC4
ZD625 P SeaKingHC4
ZF115 R / WV SeaKingHC4
?????/G SeakingHC4

Gate

XZ728 326 LynxHMA8
ZD578 122 / 000 SeaHarrierFA2

Preserved at Gazelle House

(XW890) GazelleHT2

Historic Flight

VR930 SeaFuryFB11
WV908 SeaHawkFGA6
WK608 906 ChipmunkT10
W5856 SwordfishIV
LS326 SwordfishII

Stored outside

WV911 115 SeaHawkFGA4

Dump

(773) SeaKingMk47 ex Egypt
ZB601 HarrierT4N
(XW630) HarrierGR3
XV755 HarrierGR3
XS513 WessexHU5

Hangar 15 and 16

G-BYWM Tutor
G-BYVF Tutor
G-BYXK Tutor
'1377'(WK520 G-BARS) ChipmunkT10
WB657 908 ChipmunkT10
(VF552) G-ASZE Auster AOP6
XW784 KittywakeMk1
XX159 HawkT1
XX157 HawkT1

Ramp

G-BYXS Tutor
G-BYVK Tutor

Outside Cobam Hall

WV106 427 SkyraiderAEW1
XE340 Z SeaHawkFGA6

A great tour and my Lynx in the bag as well, A quick look at the museum for a Wessex i still needed, A "Zip in and Out
job" nothing else noted

FAA Museum Yeovilton

XT482/- Wessex

Sparkford

Just up the road 5 miles or so is Sparkford and noted in the hangar here was a UH-1

(66-16118) N338CB UH1H ex USAR

Yeovil Airfield

It's always worth a look here if your in the area and today was no exception with a Saudi and Algerian going in the book

ZK184 SuperLynxMk130. Algeria
ZR335 Merlin640. Saudi
ZZ400 Wildcat
(ZH821/nn) Merlin Stored
(G-BKKI) WG-330 Stored

Over to the M5 heading South towards to Exeter we called at Wellington for the former Malasian AF Bulldogs

Wellington

XG164 HunterF6
(FM1223) c/n0023 BulldogMk102 exRMAF
(FM1224) c/n0027 BulldogMk102 exRMAF

And the last call of the day

Exeter

Quite a bit of stored stuff here and noted were and a few active aircraft noted

G-BLRA BAe-146
G-CGUS EMB-145
G-EMBC EMB-145
G-EMBW EMB-145
G-EMBX EMB-145
G-EMBY EMB-145
G-LCYO EMB-190
G-ZAPV B-737

EC-JVJ BAe-146
N800CA Be-1900
OO-TAQ BAe-146
SE-RAB EMB-145
SP-LGF EMB-145
SX-BIB ATR-42
SX-BIC ATR-42
SX-BID ATR-42
SX-BID ATR-42
SX-BIF ATR-42

(WV372/nn - G-BFXI) Hunter
(J-10/- G-UNVR) Jet Provost

CS-TLY Da-7x

Day-2

Now it was off to the Travel lodge at St Austell for the night and a good meal and kip. Up and at it early and the 30
(ish) mile drive to Culdrose

Culdrose 13-1-12

Always a great tour round here with loads to see, The new Avenger's were all seen much to the delight on many on the tour
and since my last visit here a few Merlins have changed round

RNAS Culdrose

750 NAS

ZZ500 AvengerT1
ZZ501 AvengerT1
ZZ502 AvengerT1
ZZ503 AvengerT1

MDMF

ZK001 AF MerlinHC3A
ZJ137 W MerlinHC3
ZJ134 S MerlinHC3
ZH833 85 MerlinHM1 ' GARHERIS'
ZH855 83 MerlinHM1
ZJ118 B MerlinHC3
ZH849 11 MerlinHM1

Outside

ZJ129 N MerlinHC3

Fire station

ZH803 03 SeaHarrierFA2
ZH796 SeaHarrierFA2

820 NAS

Hangar

ZH827 10 MerlinHM1
ZH828 14 MerlinHM1
ZH840 11 MerlinHM1
ZH864 17 MerlinHM1

Ramp

ZH851 MerlinHM1

849 / 857 NAS

ZE422 92 SeakingASaC7
XV649 180 SeakingASaC7
ZE420 189 SeakingASaC7
ZD636 82 SeakingASaC7

Ramp

XV697 181 SeakingASaC7
ZE418 186 SeakingASaC7

829 NAS

ZH848 MerlinHM1
ZH841 502 MerlinHM1 'HMS Westminster'
ZH863 MerlinHM1 'HMS St Albans'
ZH836 MerlinHM1 'HMS Kent'
ZH837 503 MerlinHM1 'LOLA / HMS St Albans'

814 NAS

ZH860 68 MerlinHM1
ZH824 65 MerlinHM1
ZH845 MerlinHM1
ZH857 70 MerlinHM1

SFDO

Hangar A3

ZF641EH101
ZH802 02 SeaHarrierFA2
ZE690 90 SeaHarrierFA2

Hangar A2

ZB603 T03 HarrierT8
ZD990 T90 HarrierT8
ZH797 97 SeaHarrierFA2
ZE692 92 SeaHarrierFA2
XZ440 40 SeaHarrierFA2

Hangar A1

XV657 132 SeakingHAS5
XZ248 LynxHAS3
XX510 LynxHAS2
XV371 261 SeakingHAS1
XV654 05 SeakingHAS6

Ramp

ZH798 98 SeaHarrierFA2 (sp mks 25yrs)
ZH813 SeaHarrierFA2
ZD579 79 SeaHarrierFA2
ZD611 SeaHarrierFA2 (preserved)
(ZH811) SeaHarrierFA2 (bagged)
(ZH804) SeaHarrierFA2 (bagged)

Fire stn

(XV786) 123 HarrierGR3 (nose only)

FRADU

Hangar

XX330 HawkT1A
XX303 HawkT1A
XX221 221 HawkT1A
XX170 HawkT1
XX157 HawkT1A
XX337 HawkT1A

Ramp

XX217 HawkT1A
XX165 165 HawkT1
XX261 HawkT1A
XX316 316 HawkT1A
XX301 HawkT1A
XX205 HawkT1A

771 NAS

Hangar

XV666 21 SeakingHU5
XV648 18 SeakingHU5
ZA166 16 SeakingHU5
XV673 27 SeakingHU5
ZA167 22 SeakingHU5

Ramp

XV670 21 SeakingHU5
XV705 29 SeakingHU5
ZA137 20 SeakingHU5

824 NAS

Hangar

ZH856 82 MerlinHM1
ZH854 84 MerlinHM1 'GAWAINE'
ZH861 MerlinHM1
ZH835 87 MerlinHM1
ZH838 86 MerlinHM1 'TRISTAN' (outside)

Ramp

ZH842 88 MerlinHM1

ETS building

XV706 017 SeakingHAS6

Gate

WF225 SeaHawkF1

Others

ZA111 565 JetstreamT2 (instructional)

Visitors

ZJ165 DauphinN2

Now it was off down the road to Preddanack and a walk round the Navy's fire Fighting School and a look in the VGS hangar

Preddanack

VGS hangar

ZE521 VK VikingT1
ZE626 XQ VikingT1
ZE527 VP VikingT1
ZE601 XA VikingT1
ZE605 XE VikingT1

Overshoots

XV714 188 SeakingASaC7

Airfield

ZD667 67 HarrierGR3
XZ145 45 HarrierT4
XV783 83 HarrierGR3
XZ996 96 HarrierGR3
XW271 71 HarrierT4
ZD581 124 SeaHarrierFA2
XZ969 69 HarrierGR3
XX845 JaguarT4
XS885 12 WessexHAS1
XV753 53 HarrierGR3
XS738 J DominieT1
WT308 CanberraB(1)6
(XZ570) SeaKingHAS5
XP137 WessexHAS3
XS520 F WessexHU5
(XX479) JetstreamT2

Well a nice visit to the two fields (Pity i did not make anything but you can live in hope), In a homeward bound direction
nowwe called at a few places enroute

Perranporth

Noted amonst the GA machines here were four warbirds

(1324) G-CHPI Chipmunk ex FAP
(67-16733) N994K TH55A ex USAR
'31430' (43-38384 / G-BHVV) L4B ex USAF
'480015' (44-80015 / G-AKIB) L4H ex USAF

And the GA

G-ARKM Pa-22
G-AVWT Pa-28
G-AWUX Ce-172
G-AZMJ AA-5
G-AZRZ Ce-206
G-BCCY Robin
G-BJBM Monnett Sonerial
G-BJVH Ce-182
G-BPFI Pa-28
G-BTRJ Ce-150
G-BWEG Europa Europa
G-BXEZ Ce-182
G-CCAF Best Off Skyranger
G-CDBM Robin
G-CDWB Best Off Skyranger
G-CGLY Auto Gyro Calidus
G-CGUI Fred
G-CSFC Ce-150
G-EFJD Bo-209
G-FFAF Ce-150
G-GAME Ce-303
G-OGAR PZL-45
G-OGGY Aviat Husky
G-OMAG Ce-182
G-ROWE Ce-182
G-WACL Ce-172

F-GRLX Jodel
N10GY Ce-340
N289CW Ce-303
N576XL Liberty XL-2
N9305M Mooney M-20

Not too far from Perranporth is the small village of Cubert and here is a Lightning nose section sat more or less in a
farm yard at the side of the road

Cubert

(XR747) LightningF6 (nose only)

Newquay Airport / RAF St Mawgan

Not much here but an Austrian BD-700 and a "Twotter" brightened things up

G-BSTO Ce-152
G-BTSJ Pa-28
G-CEWM DHC-6 Twin Otter
G-ECOR Dash-8
G-MAIE Pa-32
G-OFTC A-109
G-TRNG A-109
OE-LXR BD-700

Near the end of the Western runway is the Canbera nose at it's keeper house

St Mawgan - St Columb Major

WD954/- Canberra (Nose only)

Back on the road and off to Bodmin for a Chipmunk

Bodmin Airfield

After asking if we could have a look round the guy in the club house told us the chipmunk has left 2 years ago and now
lives on the military side of Newquay airport at RAF St Mawgan in HAS-6 he said, but on the up side we did see an ex USAF
Super cub we missed at Perrenporth

(51-15615) G-AYPO Supercub ex USAF

G-ARRY Jodel
G-ARUZ Ce-175
G-AYPO Pa-18
G-BACN Ce-150
G-BHXS Jodel
G-BMFZ Ce-152
G-BNSM Ce-152
G-BPFM Aeronca 7
G-BRER Aronce 7
G-BSDW Ce-182
G-BYNK Robin

G-BZZD Ce-172
G-CCKL Evektor EV-97
G-CEBD Jabiru
G-CEYH Ce-152
G-CSUE MXP-740
G-OCFC Robin
G-RVRI Ce-172
G-TUGI Sports Crusier
G-VTAL Beech V-35
G-XSAM Vans RV-9
N25XZ Ce-182
N40SR Ce-180

A good run up the M5 to Birmingham for an ex military An-12

Birmingham

Three very nice looking An-12's brightened up the day nicely at Elmdon

G-EHGW Ce-550
G-IPAX Ce-560
G-KEPI Ce-560

A6-EBI B-777
EC-JCU SA-227 Metro
EC-LBC B-757
EI-SLJ ATR-72
HB-JVE Fk-100
SX-BIG ATR-72
SX-BII ATR-72
UR-CAJ An-12 (Ex 03Blue Russian AF)
UR-CGV An-12
UR-CJN An-12
YL-RAD An-26

The Ryanair store consisted of these nine jets

EI-ENF B-737
EI-ENJ B-737
EI-ENK B-737
EI-ENMB-737
EI-ENNB-737
EI-ESM B-737
EI-ESV B-737
EI-ESW B-737
EI-ESZ B-737

Moving a quick look for the An-124 at EMA that had not left a there were two today UR82009 been the other one we missed

East Midlands

G-BIKN B-757
G-BVKB B-737
G-LSAA B-757
G-OBMP B-737

EI-DLC B-737
EI-DLF B-737
EI-DWI B-737
EI-ENS B-737
EI-JIV L-100
UR82007 An-124

And one last call in mansfield, A Canberra nose at the local ATC unit i have wanted to see this for a number of years now
but i have not been in Mansfield on the correct evening but tonight was the right night and they were open

Mansfield 384 Sqn ATC

(WT507/44) Canberra (Nose Only)

Well another trip over and the first for 2012, two great days out and a few in the bag. My goal was the Lynx at Yeovilton
and I got it. As always may thanks to Phil A for organising the tours and Andy S for booking the £15-00 all in
Travellodge room and me for typing this up !

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