I would like to join those paying tribute to a true icon of an age in aviation when qualities such as professionalism, knowledge and experience coupled with charm and a wicked sense of humour were held high.
During the misguided pilots` strike of 1977 I was tasked with carrying out a VMC Base Check on Ken in the S61N. It was immediately apparent that Ken was not just another old warhorse dragged from his desk in Redhill. He proceeded to deliver a Masterclass in S61N handling including an immaculate Aux off landing and all this whilst nursing a newly mended broken leg sustained by falling out of an apple tree at his home.
Farewell Ken, your memory will be held in the highest regard by many Bristow old salts.