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Many thanks Nigel. I've known for some time that Chris' death was not natural but this is this first time I've heard more detail. My wife and I spent many pleasant afternoons/evenings with him and his girlfriend in Singapore where he had a house right next to the old Changi Prison. Yes, he had a very dry sense of humour. Chris became my Chief Engineer on a Bristow-Masayu operation when the incumbent, Kieth Wilkins, was medevaced out.
One thought that came into my head when I read your post was "... not another one" as I quickly recalled that many years ago a Bristow engineer hanged himself in a Penang hotel.
I used to see Smiley Richardson and Ron Beadle at the Segambut Heli Base, but that was some time ago. I understand Ron went back to the UK when his passport was returned while Smiley and Frankie Cheah are still going strong.
Charlie Ayton, I think our paths crossed in Singapore, probably in the lounge of the Ladyhill Hotel of The Beefeater in River Valley Road.