Bristow Photos
Pic #1409
Second from right - Dave Sackville
Third form right - Jim Mills
How's it going in SE Asia boys?
Second from right - Dave Sackville
Third form right - Jim Mills
How's it going in SE Asia boys?
Brings back memories of rescuing an S76 that wouldn't start, offshore Malaysia, struggling to get an aircraft battery, starter generator and tools from that cage thing suspended from the rig crane onto a supply boat that was riding a twenty foot swell!!
I was clinging for dear life onto the outside of that basket wondering whether my life insurance would pay out if I died that day. Then, after struggling again to get all the bits from supply boat, onboard the cage at the neighbouring rig we finally reached the stranded aircraft, pushed a circuit breaker back in!!!!!!!! .....and flew back to base.
I was clinging for dear life onto the outside of that basket wondering whether my life insurance would pay out if I died that day. Then, after struggling again to get all the bits from supply boat, onboard the cage at the neighbouring rig we finally reached the stranded aircraft, pushed a circuit breaker back in!!!!!!!! .....and flew back to base.
Redhill Engineering Training School
Yep, I can tell you exactly who that is
No5 Entry Tech Trainees
In the foreground John Cotton is instructing Ross Brooker, Steve Davies and Jerry Lane, and in the background on the Gearbox is Eoin Harcus, Joe Bowell and Barney Graham ... all top blokes.
Picture was posed (me.. working on a gearbox!!!???!!!! I think not !!!) and is 1979 or 1980 vintage. (Look at Baby face Brooker !)
Turned out some dam good engineers!
Then again, it could be Dan-Dare at Lashup and not Redhill
Redhill Engineering Training School
Further to Dave's picture, here's the same group pictured in 1983 when we all completed our 4 year Training Course and had our certificates presented to us by Bill Petrie ... after a slap up meal at the Skylane !
I will never forget, just before Petrie departed he told us the bar was free and we should enjoy ourselves ... we ordered a round then the barman pulled the shutters down 
Petrie had it timed to perfection! (as usual!!)
Any way, here's the pic that appeared on the the BHL Intranet Sept 2009 when we celebrated 30 Years. Any of you other guys on here ???
I will never forget, just before Petrie departed he told us the bar was free
and we should enjoy ourselves ... we ordered a round then the barman pulled the shutters down Petrie had it timed to perfection! (as usual!!)Any way, here's the pic that appeared on the the BHL Intranet Sept 2009 when we celebrated 30 Years. Any of you other guys on here ???
Off to Shawbury, Monday, to get that 212 through a CAA audit so will have little time for posting pics so here is the Zoo Bar collection provided by AB? ..and who I think makes a personal appearance???
Zoo bar
....... and Terry Bleed, Steve Brownell, Roger Old, Chris deVerenne, Willy Bole a.k.a foul bowel Bole, Dino Jolley, Brian (The Lung) Gardner, Roy Moore (IAL), Roger Leale, Hugh Martin (I think) and Maureen Pollard. Great days. 'Bucket jobs' from 7 floors up. LOL.
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Another S61 Picture
This was an S61 which was given the once over and a respray at Aberdeen after the Americans took over as can be seen by the logo on the side. The registration of this one this was G-BXSN which was not originally an Aberdeen machine. Not sure where it went in the States or indeed if it is still there.
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G-BXSN
This was an ex Irish machine EI-BLY and became G-BXSN in Feb 98. It went to Air Logisitics as N161AL in Mar 01. It then went to Brazil as PR-MDS from Apr 03 to Jan 05, back to the US as N761N until Nov 05. It is now C-FHCH, initially with VIH, and is currently with Cougar Helicopters.
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Ex Iran 212's
Sorry for blurr but these shots were taken at night while the remaining 212's were being loaded into the CL44 in Dubia.
Bill Petrie had sent myself and Davie Foote out to do some work on the 212's based in Dubia.
Bill Petrie had sent myself and Davie Foote out to do some work on the 212's based in Dubia.
