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Old 12th Aug 2008, 18:18
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Turkmenistan 2008

July 2008
Some pics taken while operating 2 S76A++ out of Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan, servicing the Caspian Sea.


2 x S76A++
(EZ-S703 - Helicopter Resources machine, and EZ-S704, formerly G-BJFL)






And a cat.






On the pan.






Caspian coastline.






Shutdown on the Mopu






Shutdown on the Trident 20






Return to Turkmenbashy








Rotors turning on the Explorer






On the way back to base. Turkmenbashy on the coast, Petronas oil refinery in the foreground.






Lee Burnett and myself keeping cool. OAT at Turkmenbashy 45oC. In the capital Ashkabad it was 52oC.






Try to say that quickly 5 times! Translates to Turkmenistan Airlines, Bristow's joint venture partner in Turkmenistan.






Sleeping on the job again! Another day at the sharp end.

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Old 2nd Sep 2008, 19:08
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A few more. A bit more 'arty' than action though.











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And here was me thinking you were turning my aircraft round....
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He was........to get the sunset in at the right angle!!
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One has to stick one's head outside the office every now and again - just not when it's raining !!











Off to her new home . . . . . . . . . .






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Finally recovered this pic off my old computer - Scatsta 2003, typical Oct weather.



And one of the mother ships - think it's TBIC

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Old 8th Sep 2008, 18:59
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Smile Aye aye...

That last photo has clearly been doctored.

No one is ever going to believe that the wind was actually blowing down the runway at Scatsta. Please re-post the photo with the wind sock in the correct orientation (90 degrees to the runway centerline). Thank you
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Maybe they need the hangar space?
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S61s at Sumburgh

What a beautiful sight of the S61s in the hangar at Sumburgh. They look as good as new, a credit to Bristow Engineering. Made me feel quite nostalgic.

"I'm filling up Tommy".
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bet the bristow hangar won't look like that in six months
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Added pictures of G-BGWK and G-BGWJ pictured out side the Bristows hangar a couple of weeks ago.

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1975 Bristow S55 London Gatwick (LGW)

Normally, I wouldn't intrude, especially when the picture is a lot less than the standard normally posted, but it is hopefuly of some historical interest
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Hello Bristow people...Anglia radar here.....so where has G-BXZS gone to....its not the one off to Ghana is it.
Great pics of the EC155....nice to see them for real instead of a wee dot on the radar tube!!!!
So...you guys were taking pics in the CLP area today.....I know...its a big area....but any chance of seeing any of those pics.....

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opssys,
Looks like g-aynp taking off for Redhill after contract in South Africa.
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G-AYNP

Well what do you know!! I did my WS55 conversion on the same aircraft in early 1979 before heading off to Duri.

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Looks like g-aynp taking off for Redhill after contract in South Africa
I bow to your superior knowledge, for me it was an unnexpected 'target of opportunity' hence the poor quality shot, not helped by being scanned from a 30+ year old print of even more dubious quality.

However it confirms my 'outsider view that Bristow Machines (and therefore their crews) tend to have 'interesting lives;.
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Leigh Bannister

From Leigh Bannister - Aircraft Engineers Bulletin Board
To the many friends he had around the world, some sad news. Leigh Bannister died on Friday 29th Feb after a short illness in Nigeria.

Leigh had over 30 years employment in Bristows, he was 54.

A great loss.
Leigh posted some photos here last year. I don't know if I'm allowed to out the deceased or not but look for pictures taken in Bulgaria & Nigeria (page 6 of this thread). I worked with him in Unst. He was a good engineer & great company.
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Good old Leigh, Third shot of Posting 83. Sad loss to us all.

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The picture of G-AYNP at Gatwick 'after contract in South Africa' is not the aircraft that was in Durban, sadly that one went for a very long swim in the Indian Ocean one night,and was never seen again!

Crew were O.K. picked up after many hours in the water.
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