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Old 13th Jan 2014, 11:07
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Saint Jack
 
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Ref the sixth picture in Post #2203 "This montage of three pictures shows the Galeota hangar and a collection of Bell 205s and 212s" dates the photo to 1975 when Ernie Perrin was Managing Pilot and Dick Davisson was Chief Engineer. Not only because this was the time when 205's and 212's were on-site butlook at the mis-matched panels above the hangar doors. These, and numerous others around the hangar and on the roof, were replacements for those torn off when a tropical storm (not quite a hurricane) swept across Galeota. Of course we had advance warning of the storm and had all the helicopters and loose equipment safely inside the hangar before it arrived. Or so we thought, the wind began to increase and panels all around the hangar were coming loose. When some began falling into the hangar it was decided that the helicopters would be safer outside, so in the middle of the tropical storm, we all - pilots, engineers and local staff - opened the doors and pushed each helicopter onto a parking spot. Sure enough, not a single helicopter sustained any damage but the hangar, particularly the roof, took a beating. We were all soaked to the skin and Bob Turner took it upon himself to organise a change of clothes for everyone from the staff house - quite a day that was.
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