Where do you start?
its a weird thread we have here, it’s a bit sad but it made me stop, think and remember. I wasn’t upset, I actually ended up smiling at the fond memories.
Biggest impact for me was the Bessbrook Puma/Gazelle midair. Mike, JNav and Jan were such different personalities
Mull of Kintyre Chinook was terrible, hit us all so hard
Dave Traill and his crew at Clutha Bar Glasgow, what a character, RIP hotlips
Chris Herds Puma in Germany was so unlucky, survived the initial impact, only to have a tree fall on the cockpit
Tommo in a Hawk midair. Doc told him if he didn’t reduce his cholesterol intake, he would end up dying young
Andy Crous and McGoo in the Kosovo Puma crash. 10,000 beauties committed suicide when they lost Andy
And I couldn’t ever forget AJ Smith, sadly lost in a cfit whilst transiting the Mourne mountains, taught many young pilots SO much about flying whilst managing to pee them all off at the same time.
Great memories of all mentioned