Thanks for that Saint Jack.Sorry to hear about Eddie... I agree totally with your comments about him...he was a great engineer.
Colin Kelly is now a B777 pilot I believe somewhere in Asia...I last spoke to him when he worked for Air New Zealand back in '94 and I was posted to Auckland to fly for the same.
I'm still in touch with John Elston...it is indeed the helmet he owned but the loadmaster is me...he swapped the helmet with me for a set of wrenches and a pair of wire twisters when he left Iran :-) He visits New Zealand every now and then and I hope to get together for a beer with him soon.
Cheers
NE