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11th Nov 2013, 16:51

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Dave Ed

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Miri

Miri

As can be seen from the map, Miri can be found in East Malaysia just south of Brunei. It is another operation with a long Bristow history and has been home to a variety of aircraft types such as A.S.330 Puma, A.S.332l Super Puma, Twin Otter and H.S.125.
As with Kerteh the operation was gradually taken over by Malaysian Helicopter Services who continue to operate from Miri today.

The picture below shows most of the fleet in the Miri hangar and was probably taken mid Eighties.

All the aircraft were on contract to Shell with the Pumas and Otters operating from Lutong strip (see pic below) after transferring from Miri Airport in the morning. The Pumas carried out off-shore duties whilst the Otters routinely flew to Kota Kinabalu, Bintulu and Labuan. The H.S.125 was used for longer legs such as a daily flight to Kuala Lumpur.

The pictures below reflect a typical Puma sortie showing 9M-SSE returning from the drill-barge "Charley-Graves".

Early morning line up at Miri probably taken late Eighties/early Nineties and note all aircraft now in MHS colours.

A Miri Puma undergoing major maintenance.

........and a few misc Miri pics

Quite a few Miri people to follow....

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