K1W1phil

Most certainly is Kharg/Khark/Khargh Even the Iranians didnt know how to spell the name properly! while waiting to travel there with Iran aseman from Tehran the sign in the departure lounge changed spelling continually,,, very confusing for a non Farsi speaker! the white heli looks like it has the Logo of Abu Dhabi heli's
Was a shambles when I was there, would have been good in the Bristow days I reckon

Ainippe

I was also in zagross in 1977 with the then CP Harold Palmer, I believe he is still about. I went up there with a 212 for a while before transferring to Seis 4.

Tail-take-off

Some interesting pictures og G-BGWK here. Anyone know the story?

bellboy

Probably the aircraft arriving in Lebanon, it's new home I think.

Tail-take-off

I'll look out for it on my next trip to Beirut. Is it on contract or has it been sold? I see it's still wearing BHL colours but no company name.

Tail-take-off

Just checked G-INFO which lists the owners as:

ABSOLUTE FIRE SOLUTIONS (UK HELICOPTERS) LTD
C/O HOGAN AND HARTSON CORPORATE SERVICES LTD
JUXON HOUSE, 100 ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD
LONDON
EC4M 8BU

Than exported to Lebanon so I guess it has been sold.



The same goes for G-BCLD.

Rather bizare BHL acquired G-BDDA (ex BA, BIH, Bond) then moved it on to Lebanon by the same company name.

Any info anyone?


Looks like they are getting one of the ex SAR machines too:


Unless of course they realised after signing the contract that the SAR aircraft are too heavy or too complicated to demod necessitating the sourcing of another aircraft.

HOGE

They'll be those limited edition S61Ns with the tail rotor on the starboard side.....

Tail-take-off

and doors on the l!

Thridle Op Des

Here are some more photos kindly sent to me by Ian White, the story here is that an Aviation Magazine photographer came up to ABZ to capture some of our finest at work, naturally (!) Ian White and Andy Edgecombe were chosen from the cast of thousands. I think that these were taken around 1986 ish, it appears that it was mid August at the time judging by the weather.

Planning the Mission, empty coffee cup at the ready.


Andy strapping the beast to his bottom


Eng sweltering in the sun, waiting for action


Happy Bears boarding (note the happy ground dolly in her wellies)


Almost ready for the 'off' to the exotic location


The evening return


Others in the briefing rooms - maybe others can supply names.


TOD

Tail-take-off

Was BHL trying to convince themselves they had more aircraft at the time by painting one registration on one side & a different one on the other?

Sorry to be flippant but I couldn't resist getting that in before HOGE.

Fareastdriver

The nearest one in the after flight picture is Doogal Douglas. Died of a heart attack whilst working in China. Super chap, an awful lot of people went to his funeral.

XA290

Good to see that it's still the same clock hanging on the wall of flight planning in Aberdeen today - 23 years later.

They made clocks to last in them days.

XA

Thridle Op Des

For the pedants; don't you remember those delightful double Beryls plus aircraft change?

Ian tells me that it is Simon Wijker behind Doogal.

I'm pleased to see that BHL (whatever cost centre they are called these days) adheres to the 'if it ain't broken - don't fix it' philosophy.

Regards

TOD

Hippolite

Double Beryl?

In the early Tiger days, it was double North West Huttons. Combined with the old original seats, it made for a sore botty.

Non-Driver

This machine was never operated by BHL, it was EI-CNL with CHC for many years, working on Irish SAR. It was one of the four machines OLOG bought off Dobbin when he was a bit strapped for cash after buying HS/Bond and this one was immediately leased back. There was another S61 in Brazil and the two 332L's G-PUMH/I which were operated by BHL or subs. The reason it briefly became G-BDDA again was to allow export CofA to Lebanon after CHC had finally handed it back.

pumaboy

Bristows had aquired 3 AS332Ls from Helikopter Service LN-OMI ex G-PUMJ and G-PUMH, G-PUMI as well as G-BDDA after the Bond BIH merger

G-PUMH is now in Germany for the Federal Police
G-PUMI is now in Nigeria as 5N-BKJ
LN-OMI is now at Norsk Helikoter
G-BDDA is now in Lebanon

XA290

Some photographs found in the old Aberdeen training school following a clearout.

They were just about to go in the skip. They date from 1981.

Phil Kemp

Have those pictures been cut out from wanted posters?

I remember all those faces when they were youngsters. I was young once too! Some good memories of working with all those individuals, and in the case of one or two, of nefarious activities in various locations around the world!

Mushroom_2

Famous at last. I've finally got my picture on the Internet.

SASless

Just proves Bristow never hired based upon "Looks"!