Bristow Photos

[Dave Ed]

Miri

Miri people 1

A bunch of pics from Andrew Doyle to start........

Andy Paton - pictured shortly after the aircraft were repainted in the MHS colours, 1983.





Andy Redfern - pictured on 9M-SSF shortly after the gearbox boiled with a cooler failure. We landed on the barge "Charley Graves" and the gearbox was replaced with the use of the barge crane.





Bob Jones, now director of flight ops, CAA





Duncan Leech as loadmaster on an underslung job.





Dick Maloney, pretending to be awake





Miri had both married accompanied positions and expat P2s, so in the early 80's there was a big social scene, centred on the "top house" bar on Tanjong Lobang, and on weekend beach barbecues. Most houses had an Amah, or home help, and they were well integrated in to the social scene.

Dennis Russell - at a tarts and vicars party





Roger Williams-Wynn receiving fashion advice at the same party with Brian Fairclough in the background.





The Top House bar closed in October 1984 with the departure of the last 2 expat P2s, myself and Mike Holley, Mike seen here on one of the last nights. We were so hopeless at making a profit that after 2 years of trading our assets consisted of 8 cases of beer and a cassette player.





Finally, probably Miri's naughtiest boy - and there was a lot of competition - Roddy Macaskill finally realises he might be out of his depth.