Bristow Photos

[Dave Ed]

Netherlands

Netherlands
Den Helder has probably moved on since this was posted over 10 years ago! Anyone got any up to date info/pics?





In 1998 Bristows won a large contract with a Shell led consortium to provide helicopter services to support the offshore gas installations in the southern North Sea. Den Helder was chosen as a base to serve the Dutch side. The city has a close association with the offshore industry and many suppliers and oil companies are based here. It also boasts a large port.

An aerial shot of the airport.
Schreiner helicopters also have a maintenance facility at Den Helder.





The hangar.
Staff were posted from U.K. bases and work a 4 weeks on 2 weeks off routine.




Three S76 A+ helicopters are based at Den Helder, 2 on contract to the NAM consortium and one used on ad hoc work.




Staff accommodation is at the Hotel Beatrix in the village of Huisduinen, a few miles from Den Helder.
The hotel is the large building in the background of this picture and the bit of green behind it is a dyke beyond which is the sea.




4 star Hotel Beatrix.
Gone are the days of tents and porta-cabins!




This snippet of information was found on the internet.
"G-BCTX Sikorsky S-58T c/n 581103.
Bristow Helicopters operated out of Eelde in the early sixties with two float equipped Westland WS.55 Whirlwind 3s and one Westland WS.51 Widgeon. Sweet memories of this period came back when this S-58T was noted on the Eelde tarmac on July 2nd 1977."