RIP John "Awacs" Wilson
John Patterson Wilson, a.k.a. "Awacs" passed away last week in Trinidad after flying for 32 1/2 years , having arrived in Dec 1976 .
John was a Bristow pilot and flew out of Galeota for 14 years before resigning to join National Helicopter Services Ltd, where he flew for a further 18 1/2 years up to the time of his passing which was quite sudden.
Bristow pilots who served in Trinidad between 1977 and 1989 would recall the many laughs that John would provide such as walking between the crewhouses in his white uniform shirt and black shoes with a towel wrapped around his waist at 2:00am while doing laundry.
Prior to coming to Trinidad, John flew in the Middle East and served in Vietnam.
The passing of another Bristow great. Rest in peace John and hope the fishing is better !