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The Kenyon Files: BAWI & THCoGB
Following on from Dennis' mentionings of The Helicopter Club of Great Britain, herewith is an excerpt from the 'sport' section of a 1967 Flight International
article:
Some interesting names appear in the report which alludes to the participation of three women. Clearly one of these was Gay Absalom. A Rosemary Rose is also mentioned, presumably Cy's wife? Another name seems to be Jeanne Lodge whom I am similarly unfamiliar.
Anyone with recollections of any of the others?
Dennis mentioned G-BAWI:
Enstrom F28A G-BAWI at Biggin Hill on 16th May 1981 (Photo: Geoff Allan)
BAWI's first registered owner (April 1973) seems to have been a Gregory Simon Rose of Red Lodge, Slough. From Rose she went to Roger Windley (Sept '79) in Lincoln and then a string of owners including Glasgow-based Galaxy Aviation, Red Baron Properties of Staplefield and M&P Foods of Sutton Coldfield.
The sign in the above photo seems to indicate an asking price of GBP 24,000. Inflation, inflation!
Also appearing at Biggin on the same weekend, the tail of which is just visible in the above photo, was G-BISD:
Enstrom 280C Shark G-BISD at Biggin Hill on 16th May 1981 (Photo: Geoff Allan)
However, BISD's UK heritage is somewhat brief having been sold to a welding company 'Pioneer' in October of '81 and then exported to South Africa in June of 1984.
Sav