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Old 28th Jun 2011, 19:12
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Ahh de Havilland
 
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Fras-Air & WASP Helis

Yes Fras-Air was owned by Sir Hugh Fraser of House of Fraser fame.

The company was sold to Air Charter Scotland in the 80s - this was the ACS run by Geoff Rosenbloom and not the current company of that name.

There's a story that Sir Hugh turned up in his JetRanger at Glenforsa airfield, Mull with several men, they all jumped out & a/c departed. The airfield demanded a lading fee but hey refused to pay on the grounds that the a/c had not actually touched down. The matter was settled when Sir Hugh bought doubles for everyone at the bar.



I too have posted some more info on Western Air Scotland Partners t/a Wasp Helicopter Hire on the Alan Mann thread.
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