Lynx Farewell (updated)

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K213
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Lynx Farewell (updated)

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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;

ImageIMG - 087 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 090 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 093 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 097 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 102 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 & XZ689 '314'. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 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.

ImageIMG - 003 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ533 & Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558 . 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 017 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '326' - XZ728. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 025 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '326' - XZ728. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 040 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ528. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 049 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ528. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

Our ride for the day

ImageIMG - 070 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

RNAS Yeovilton from the air

ImageIMG - 085 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

Shooting from the ramp

ImageIMG - 119 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 131 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '314' - XZ689. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 136b January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 137 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 140 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 148 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Chinook HC4 - ZA707. 18 Sqn RAF Odiham by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 158 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; AugustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 - ZZ533. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 164 January 2017 Yeovilton Lynx Farewell; Westland Lynx HMA8SRU '336' - ZF558. 815 NAS RNAS Yeovilton by Mark Bryan, on Flickr

ImageIMG - 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.
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Re: Lynx Farewell

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Is that the end of the Lynx with the RN, or just based at Yeovilton?
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Re: Lynx Farewell

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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.

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Re: Lynx Farewell

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Nice shots especially considering the weather. Didn't know they were going so soon. :sad:

Just the ugly bug Mk 9s with the Army left after these. :hide:
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