Was fortunate to be invited to the Lynx Mk8 farewell at RNAS Yeovilton and the opportunity of shooting air to air from a Chinook.
Conditions were not too favourable;
IMG - 087 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 090 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 093 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 097 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 102 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 103 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
Some additional images from those originally posted above.
IMG - 003 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ533 & Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 . 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 017 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '326' - XZ728. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 025 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '326' - XZ728. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 040 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ528. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 049 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ528. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
Our ride for the day
IMG - 070 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
RNAS Yeovilton from the air
IMG - 085 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
Shooting from the ramp
IMG - 119 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 131 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '314' - XZ689. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 136b January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 137 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 140 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 148 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 158 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ533. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 164 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
IMG - 173 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ533. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr
Thanks to all at Yeovilton, 815NAS and also the Chinook crew for making it possible.
Lynx Farewell (updated)
Lynx Farewell (updated)
Last edited by K213 on Tue 07 Feb 2017, 12:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Lynx Farewell
Is that the end of the Lynx with the RN, or just based at Yeovilton?
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Equipment: Camera, Lens, Goretex Y fronts.
Equipment: Camera, Lens, Goretex Y fronts.
Re: Lynx Farewell
It will be the end of the Lynx in service with the Royal Navy.
815NAS decommissions on 23 March, and will then become an all Wildcat squadron.
815NAS decommissions on 23 March, and will then become an all Wildcat squadron.
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Re: Lynx Farewell
Nice shots especially considering the weather. Didn't know they were going so soon.
Just the ugly bug Mk 9s with the Army left after these.
Just the ugly bug Mk 9s with the Army left after these.