Hi,
I work for the Press and Journal newspaper in Aberdeen. Eric Swaffer used to work in Aberdeen for Bristow in the early 90s.
In an interview on Private Fly website, he said he took part in a rescue operation off Shetland.
Q What's your most memorable flight?
A It has to be winching an injured person on board a helicopter from a ship 100 miles north of the Shetland Islands, in 70 mph winds and deep swell.
I was hoping to write a tribute piece, but I need to know more about this mission, what was the date, which oil rig was the person airlifted from etc?
Bristow, the coastguard, P&J archivists and librarians, Balpa and HeliOffshore have been unable to help.
If anyone on this forum can shed any light on the incident off Shetland, feel free to get in touch via [email protected] or 07717702337.
Many thanks,
Mark Lammey