You are right, Malcom Soper was a true gent. His reading of the S61N checklist item "tail wheel lock" with the emphasis on the "h" in wheel will always be remembered fondly.
Speechless Two
I believe it was Russ Smith who lost the top of his cockpit in the late 70s. He used to tell the tails of that exploit when we used to fly from Unst in the early 80s. Another gent to fly with.
Yes, the good old Shoreham Airport, Lancing College and BATB. That aircraft was in Singapore 9V-BMN early 80s for a few years before it went back to Evergreen.
Unst hangar.
Wating for the next rotation.
Also waiting.
On the way to the Ninian, again!
B/Cal. used to drop in for fuel occasionally. The late Bob Rusk, another premature and tragic loss, is on his way to ground run the BHL. S61.
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If you look closely, you will see RI is covered in cement dust. It was on the helideck when the cement/mud pipe burst. It took two days to get it cleaned and back on line.
Shut down for the night while shuttling in the mid nineties.
A little light icing. Piccie was taken 15 minutes after shutdown and 10 in the hangar!!
Steve Harrison, Michel Zinguerevitch, Pete Cole & Kevin Pickereing.
Sadly another name to add to those no longer with us - Mike Barry. I don't know much of Mike's time in Bristow except he flew both rotary and fixed wing during the 70's and early 80's. He later worked for BCAL Helicopters in ABZ and also flew for them on the contract with the Met. Police ASU before emigrating to Canada.
The photo is an ancient one from our RN wings photo in 1965 as I don't have another one of him. He died in Toronto on 25 July of lung, liver and kidney cancer.
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