Bristow Photos

[Dave Ed]

Brunei

Brunei



Info below was written over 10 years ago now! So there may have been a few changes in Brunei although I think the same ex Bristow 212s are still there but have been operated by FBH for the past few years and have now become a part of Cobham when Bristow sold their share in FBH recently.

The British Army in Brunei comprises an Infantry Battalion and a Bell 212 Helicopter Flight of the Army Air Corps. The climate of Brunei is well suited to jungle operations and the Training Team Brunei run jungle warfare courses for all members of the British Army. The Battalion is supported by the small British Garrison, at Seria, which provides all logistic and administrative support. The TrainingTeam Brunei is the Army's jungle warfare school. It runs a number of courses, ranging from Jungle Warfare instructor Courses to long range patrolling and tracking.

The original hangar in Seria, Brunei circa mid nineties.





Taken in 2001 by one of the IHUMS mod team (Patrick Peggs) - a nice aerial shot showing the present base layout.





The Bristow contract: Provision and ongoing maintenance (Level C) and logistical/spares support of 3 Bell 212 helicopters to include training of Army Air Corps pilots and technicians.






The contract was for4 years commencing 1st October,1994 and was renewed after competitive tender in 1999 for a further five year period. The aircraft were re-wired after coming out of Trinidad and the cockpits were modified to be NVG compatible.......and that was easier said than done (de)