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1st Sep 2013, 08:23

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Dave Ed

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Burma

Burma

Around 1976 Esso commenced offshore exploration in the seas off Burma. Bristows were contracted to provide two I.F.R. Bell 212s in support of the drilling campaign, which only ran for 6 months.

The two aircraft designated for use on this contract had been serving elsewhere in a V.F.R. role so they were ferried to Rangoon to enable the I.F.R. mods to be carried out which included the fit of S.F.E.N.A. auto-stab systems. 9M-ATU is shown here at Rangoon.

This picture is taken at Tavoy from where the offshore flights operated. The hut on the far left houses a machine gun post and the porta-cabins were the accommodation.

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