Phil Kemp is right about FH...definitely looking a bit sad at the Helicopter Museum but has its engine and plenty of spares ,including a straight tail boom (to replace the one lost when it was roaded from Gt Yarmouth to Redhill...lorry ended up in a ditch.)

I know the museum is keen to restore but it needs reskinning and the manpower to carry out the work.Good project for Bristow engineers /DARA apprentices in their spare time .What spare time I hear you ask !!!

Not quite photos but definately Bristow:
 

As is this one: Last Bell 212 in Nigeria :ok:

Hiller 12E EP-HAH
 

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...andarAbbas.jpg

Bandar Abbas January 1971 with Bill Barnett, two French geologists and good old 'Can't remember'!!! During a geo survey in that Southern part of Iran.

EP-HAH again!
 

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...ean/BAbbas.jpg

Just to show that take off areas were sometimes a bit tight! Southern Iran Jan 1971.

Alouette III EP-HBF
 

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...tte3EP-HBF.jpg

EP-HBF was pieced together at Redhill from two crashed a/c from Iran and became Serial no. 003. She was then ferry flown back to Iran in October 1970 via Marignane (for some mods), Italy, Greece, Turkey and into Iran. There was an ADF but didn't know how to use it!! Andre (?) Brilhault was the French engineer in the picture but not sure which airfield is shown.
Thought it might be of interest after all these pics of important looking modern machines!!!

I took the first AB206A in Iran, (EP-HAO), into a place called Bahregan, north of Bushier, on 7th April 1968 to replace the Hiller on the Agip operation and flew it there for a month before I moved on to Indonesia. At that time the Allouette IIIs were based on Lavan Island supporting a French operation.

Parabellum! Was that the one that jumped off the platform all by itself when JG went below for some reason and left the rotors running???

On 7 Feb '79 I brought back Bell 206 EP-HBT from Bandar Pahlavi to Tehran, probably one of the last 206 flights for IHAC before 'Sandstorm' !!

EP-HBF
 

It was interesting to see EP-HBF once again.I was part of the team that rebuilt it at Redhill.Little more than a ser.No. plate and a cabin floor when we started it,it was quite satisfying when it flew off to Iran.
Jean Dennel gave me the chance to go with it but I declined ,(I cannot remember why now)

Hiller 12e nostalgia trip
 

http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/c...dsPhotos43.jpg

Here's another Hiller 12e offshore Eket on the Mobil contract,1970

phive - Yes, sadly that was the same aircraft, brand spanking new and about three months late in delivery, AGIP were thrilled I hear!!!

However, in fairness to JG he didn't go below. A heavy radio had been loaded in the cargo hold at the rear, on arrival at the rig, (very shallow water, very high leg with helipad on top), all pax got out and disappeared down the ladder leaving JG well out of balance. No response to his repeated radio calls at all. JG frictioned down the controls and got out to unload the radio himself but the helipad was steel with no grip of any sort and almost immediately the aircraft started to move, JG just got out of the way in time to see it go over the side! There was a sort of rule/convention that if there was only room for one helicopter on a pad then one shouldn't shut down for fear of a subsequent failed start but when I was in AUH on a WS55/3 contract the company insisted we shut down for three or four hours at a time during well testing etc.
JG was a great guy and every one felt sorry for him, the good news was that he kept his job.

Could the unknown person be Frank Brimelow?

Bristow:
http://www.airplane-pictures.net/ima...08-4/13130.jpg

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviatio.../4/0066429.jpg

BEAS:
http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1082244M.jpg

I'm surprised how few BEAS pictures have been posted her. I know speachlesstwo has posted some. Even after 30+ since they were bought by BHL somebody must have some:confused:

From another thread:
 

Thanks tail. I was going to get around to posting some photos on this thread soon. So here is the first.

bondu

http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l...itannia05s.jpg

Tiger on short finals for the Britannia platform, 5th July 2006.

Great picture Bondu.

Sorry if I jumped the gun with your previous picture. If you have anymore I'm sure we would all love to see them.:ok:

Some things don't change. The Beatrice platforms must be the biggest sources of fertiliser in the UK.

Dubai '72 or '73
 

I was working on contract to Dubai Petroleum

This was my favourite 'chariot' back to Town

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...ubai72or73.jpg


http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...i72or73001.jpg

Yes that is a Victor in the background, and NO the kid's didn't have 'ACCESS ALL AREAS PASSES'

Believe it or not the 'outer pair' are Twins

PZU - Out of Africa (retired)

More Bristows Dubai
 

Whirlwind DL landing at DPC's Production 1

http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...ubai72or73.jpg

DL after a paint job


http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n...2or73after.jpg

PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)

This is not just a thread this is just about the best helicopter history lesson ever to appear on the web.The guys that come out of the woodwork simply amazes me. Keep it coming!

Well it is a twin-pack...........;)

(I'll get my coat...)

'DL
 

We had to do some fairly extensive skin work on 'DL for that respray. The mag alloy skins were rather susceptible to corrosion in such a salt-laden atmosphere. Anyway, one day Pat Patterson (Deep South DPC/Conoco honcho) was watching us and after a while said, "What kinda rivets y'all using?". To which Dave Atkinson replied, "Well, we're not all using the same kind of rivet", which caused us to fall about with the giggles while Pat P wondered what the hell he'd said to cause such merriment.

It loses something in writing it down - I think you had to be there.

Taff

Nice to see the pictures of the Dubai DPC operation, someone must have pictures of the parties in the 'Bristow Zoo' circa 1977-80 ??

A couple of photos from a Bristow Zoo party in 1976



http://www.hughmartin.btinternet.co.uk/zoosmall.jpg

http://www.hughmartin.btinternet.co.uk/zoo2small.jpg

Another of the Dubai ramp

http://www.hughmartin.btinternet.co....irampsmall.jpg


One of the Dubai Country Club (which I am told is no longer in the country)

http://www.hughmartin.btinternet.co....iclubsmall.jpg

And a few more of the Zoo from the unofficial Bristow 50th Anniversary website (skyweaver.co.uk)

http://209.196.171.35/images/abzoo3.jpg

http://209.196.171.35/images/abzooo2.jpg

http://209.196.171.35/images/ab21st.jpg

http://209.196.171.35/images/abzoo1.jpg

Thanks for the 'Zoo' pictures, great.....we are all a lot older looking now!
The Country club is no more, a Bl..dy swindle, we bought life membership when we left in 1989!
Its a bit like trying to collect your Bristow pension!!

In the first picture, there is a big guy holding a camera. Anybody know who this is. Looks a lot like a fellow I worked with at Redhill in the early to mid '70s.

Regards

carholme

Might that not that be the cherubic "Cuddles" Scard himself with the camera?

Carholme.
Alan Biles.

Oldlae;

Many thanks, God how this aging plays terrible havoc with good memories. Really enjoyed those years at Bristow, especially in Egypt until the illustrious Don French fired my ass.

Was replacing a swashplate drive collar on one of the 205s we operated in Egypt and replacing it with one of the new split collar types. Used a standard practice from Canada at the time of securing and cutting the old collar off to save having to lift the head assy but one of the pilots thought I was butchering his helicopter and ratted to pouffy Ken boy who could hardly wait to get up Dons ass.

Great times and great people.

Dubai
 

That can't possibly be me (but unfortunately, I think it is)

AB

Hi Alan, its nice to see you again!!

Alan...before PPRUNE drives me nuts, send me a one liner at
[email protected]

Hi Tony,

Check your PM's.

Alan

Carholme,
Do you mean Don Strange or John French?

Oldlae;

Many thanks and my apologies, Strange it was, definitely not John French.

Regards

carholme

Oldlae

Maybe he meant Dawn French??

Could it be Pete Robson?

Alan, nothing arrived.
Tony