Del'd: 22 - 2001 to 2015

AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3
in
united kingdom Royal Air Force








List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
50033 1998 ZJ117 1999 as /H301 at Le Bourget air show
AgustaWestland UK ZJ117: 2007 with AgustaWestland for BERP IV Flight Testing for...
50049 1999 ZJ118 28 Sqn /B
Westland ZJ118: RAF 50049/RAF02 f/f 14jun99 at Yeovil
Ministry of Defence (MoD) ZJ118: First visit to RAF Benson by Merlin HC.3, flown by A&AE...
Royal Navy ZJ118: Nov15 HC.3i type asg 846Sqn
visited Okehampton Camp
pictured as 846 NAS/B at RNAS Yeovilton during Air Day...
Merlin HC4
14:55 hrs Hovering around area TS23 3YD
Callsign CMNDO098
part of Commando section, in King's Birthday Flypast.
50075 1999 ZJ119 C ZJ119 RAF 50075/RAF03; 2011 28/78Sqn./C
Royal Navy ZJ119: 846 NAS / C by 2 Jul 2015
as 845 NAS / C operating with HMS Queen Elizabeth in M...
13may18 pictured (pic1) (pic2) as 845Sq /C during Ten T...


50083 2000 ZJ120 RAF; 18jun11 pictured (pic1) at Kemble, England
Royal Navy ZJ120: RN /D HC.4 type asg 845Sq by Jul18, pictured (pic2)
845 NAS Furious Flt / D, embarked HMS Queen Elizabeth f...
visited Plymouth Citadel
50099 2000 ZJ121 E RAF; 2007 28Sqn./E
Royal Navy ZJ121: RN 846Sqn; pictured (pic2) at RIAT 2015
846Sqn./E at Nantes direction South
846Sqn./E at Bordeaux direction Spain
HC.3i type; visit to Gibraltar, with ZJ129.
846 NAS/E deployed to Gibraltar Aug 2016
Oct18 /E HC.4 type asg 845NAS first Commando Merlin l...
20 Aug 2018 embarked HMS Queen Elizabeth for WESTLANT 1...
845 NAS / E evacuation exercise from area around MCAF Q...
Callsign VICTR050
Callsign JUNGLY30
50113 2000 ZJ122 Jul06 pictured (pic1) as 28 Sqn /F at RAF Fairford
Royal Navy ZJ122: Royal Navy /F from Aug15; Oct16 first flight of HC.4 ty...
pictured (pic3) as first HC4 at Yeovilton airshow
as /F pictured (pic4) on the East Terrace of Excel ...
Detached to RFA Argus for Caribbean deployment.
Callsign CMMDO098
Callsign JNGLY22
as /VICTR60, Salisbury Plan TA
50129 2000 ZJ123 G ZJ123 pictured at Kemble Air Show, Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England
50133 2000 ZJ124 RAF HC.3 /H; 17jul11 pictured (pic1) with 28Sqd at RAF Fairford RIAT airshow
Royal Navy ZJ124: RN; at Yeovil, being conv to HC4
HC4 type as /H at RNAS Yeovilton
, pictured (pic2) in the Commando Assault finale at RNA...

aft end seen for scrap (?) on Burscough industrial esta...
just flew over Redditch so don't think it's scrap
Aft section outside shop on burscough industrial estate
In flight callsign CMNDO058
50137 2000 ZJ125 RAF
Royal Navy ZJ125: transferred to RN from RAF
to Agusta Westland for conversion to HC.4
as /J pictured (pic2) in the Commando Assault finale a...
Detached to RFA Argus for Caribbean deployment.
pictured (pic3) HC4 type

/CMNDO12 at Braintree, Essex
Participated in Exercise Cobra Warrior at Carlisle
50141 2000 ZJ126 RAF 50141/RAF10 in June 2009 /K 28/78Sqn.
Royal Navy ZJ126: Apr15 HC.3i type asg 846Sqn
pictured under heavy rain on ferry stop at San Sebasti...
22mar18 23:45hs callsign REN5 flying round Braintree Es...
Visited Bournemouth as 846 NAS / K on 18 Oct 2018
Visited Keevil as 846 NAS / K on 30 Oct 2018
, in the static display at RNAS Yeovilton 2019

Fly over

part of Commando Formation at Coronation Flypast.
50149 2001 ZJ127 L RAF 50149/RAF11 in 2003 /L 28Sqn.
AgustaWestland UK ZJ127: conv to fully marinised HC.4
Royal Navy ZJ127: /L pictured at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2017
Was deployed aboard Zr Ms Johan de Witt during Cold Res...
Detached to RFA Argus for Caribbean deployment.
embarked RFA Fort Victoria with B Flt in preparation fo...
50153 2001 ZJ128 50153/RAF12; 2003 /M 28Sqn; 19aug06 pictured (pic1) at Shoreham Airport, England
Royal Navy ZJ128: Sep17 as 845 NAS / M deployed to Caribbean for hurrican...
conv to Commando Mk4 at Leonardo Yeovil
HC4 type as /M at RNAS Yeovilton
as /M pictured (pic2) in the static display at RNAS Ye...
Callsign VITR58
Callsign VICTR057
50167 2001 ZJ129 2007 28Sqn /N
Royal Navy ZJ129: 846Sqn /N at Nantes direction South
846Sqn /N at Bordeaux direction Spain
HC.3I type; visit to Gibraltar with ZJ121.
AgustaWestland UK ZJ129: May18 /N conv to HC.4 completed for delivery to 845 NA...
03sep18 pictured (pic2) winching exercise with HMS Que...
Royal Navy ZJ129: Mar18 845sqn /N pictured (pic3) in formation returning ...
re-delivered to Fleet Air Arm after upgrade.
Aug18 /N HC.4 type
845 NAS Furious Flt / N, embarked HMS Queen Elizabeth...
845 NAS / N evacuation exercise from area around MCAF ...
as 845 NAS / N, in formation with ZJ131 / P and ZJ134 ...
noted operating from RFA Lyme Bay during JW19-1 marked...
Was deployed aboard Zr Ms Johan de Witt during Cold Res...
overflying Shaftesbury, Dorset
Trondheim, Norway, returning from cancelled Cold Respon...
ILS runs at Birmingham Airport during COVID19 lockdown
50169 2001 ZJ130 RAF; 2007 28Sqn./O
Royal Navy ZJ130: pictured (pic2) as 846Sq /O at RNAS Yeovilton during A...
as /O in the Commando Assault finale at RNAS Yeovilton...

50173 2001 ZJ131 RAF Merlin HC.3 28Sqn./P; 11may07 pictured (pic1) at Elwood HLS (Heliport) Barr...
Royal Navy ZJ131: final Merlin delivered from RAF Benson to 845 NAS at Ye...
To AW / Leonardo Yeovil for conversion to HC.4 standard...
Visited Bournemouth as 845 NAS / P on 26 Oct 2018
As 845 NAS / P, in formation with ZJ129 / N and ZJ134 /...
as /P pictured (pic2) in the Hangar 7 display at RNAS...

Callsign JNGLY023
pictured (pic3) at RIAT 2023
50177 2001 ZJ132 RAF Merlin HC.3; 06 pictured at Abingdon Air Show
Royal Navy ZJ132: Royal Navy HC3i; /Q RNAS Yeovilton
07jul16 HC.3i type 846Sqn./Q at Northolt
29 Aug 2017 845 NAS/Q embarked HMS Ocean for 4 month M...
22 Sep 2017 joined Caribbean relief effort when ship ar...
Visited Bournemouth as 846 NAS / Q on 15 Oct 2018
21 Dec 2018 846 NAS, c/s Renegade 3 in operation to det...
Callsign CMNDO56
departed RNAS Yeovilton for Yeovil and conversion to HC...
Callsign WHE07
50181 2001 ZJ133 R RAF 50181/RAF17 in 2009 28Sqn.
Royal Navy ZJ133:
50183 2001 ZJ134 RAF
Royal Navy ZJ134: RN; Oct16 846Sq /S in Bavaria, Germany
To AW / Leonardo Yeovil for conversion to HC.4 standard...
As 845 NAS / S, in formation with ZJ129 / N and ZJ131 /...
Was deployed aboard Zr Ms Johan de Witt during Cold Res...

part of Commando Formation at Coronation Flypast.
deployed to Lisbon for Montijo Merlin.
part of Commando section, in King's Birthday Flypast.

50187 2001 ZJ135 T RAF HC3, pictured (pic1) at RAF Benson
Royal Navy ZJ135: 846Sq by Mar16
on my radar in South Wales the past few nights
pictured (pic2) as 846Sq /T at RNAS Yeovilton during A...
Visited RAF Brize Norton as 846 NAS / T on 4 Sep 2018
21 Dec 2018 846 NAS, c/s Renegade 4 in operation to det...
as /T pictured (pic3) in the static display at RNAS Y...
Callsign VICTOR94

50191 2001 ZJ136 RAF HC.3 d/d 29apr02
Royal Navy ZJ136: Dec15 HC.3i type asg 846Sqn
One of two 846 NAS Merlin HC.3i /U assigned to support ...
pictured (pic2) on display at Fairford 2017
Visited RAF Valley on 3 Oct 2018 as 846 NAS / U

RAF Brize Norton as JNGLY20
50195 2002 ZJ137 RAF 50195/RAF21.; 2003 28Sqn./W
Royal Navy ZJ137: Jan16 HC.3i type asg 846Sqn
as 846 NAS /W pictured (pic1) at RNAS Yeovilton during...
07jul16 HC.3i type 846Sqn./W at Northolt
as /W pictured (pic2) in the Commando Assault finale a...
50199 w/o 2010 2002 ZJ138 X RAF HC.3 d/d 22nov02; w/o heavy landing at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan; 2011 ...

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