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Old 8th November 2013 | 00:47
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Saint Jack
 
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Eddie Silcox (#2110) passed away some six or seven years ago. He was living in Wales (Haverfordwest I believe), his wife Connie returned to her home in Singapore shortly after, they didn't have any children. Eddie was probably the best non-licenced engineer I ever worked with and could put many a licenced guy to shame.

The VR-BGJ accident (#2111) was, as Ainippe suggests, a classic PA/DA situation. Turkey (Jim) was a great pilot and character (ex-Air America and you would have no trouble watching the movie and visualizing Jim) he would have made a successful landing but because he had a little forward speed on touch-down he got a skid hooked on one of the many rocks (see photos) and this flipped him over. Thankfully no-one was seriously injured. By the way - the wreckage was just left there, anyone want to go get it?

The helicopter had only been in-country some six weeks before the accident. It was purchased (used - from Canada I believe) by Bristow, assembled and painted at Redhill and flown to Tehran by Colin Kelly (pilot) and Mike McCormack (engineer). It may have been one of the shortest lived helicopters in the Bristow fleet.

The loadmaster wearing the white helmet leaning out of helicopters in the photos is probably John Elston (spelling?), he bought his own helmet while on one of his 'time-off's' in the UK.
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