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Badanah is such an inviting place - its a real scream (not) following the pipeline/road down across Saudi - I have done it in a 212 and we both fell asleep to find it was still following the road - clever beasties those Bells.
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Great Post Dave!
Looks like you went on from strength to strength after I left :) Do you remember working (how many night shifts) modding every Tiger with the Generator wire separation AD? Not quite as glamorous as your stint in the Amazon, though gratefully we did not need mozzie nets at the Skean Dhu! Cheers, Steve |
Ferry Flights
Reminds me of a flight I did from Redhill to Dubai, with Jacques Villeneuve, (apologies for spelling if wrong) also in a Whirlwind, although well used. Jacques was ex. French Air Force, having flown Thunderbolts in Algeria.
He would not let me fly, But made me navigate, of which I had no experience, and when I got lost , he would pretend we were really lost, although he new exactly where we were. The most frightening time was when we had to fuel up to A.U.W. and then immediately climb out to 9000 ft. to clear a mountain range. The old girl managed 60 Knots, before a banging and clattering heralded the onset of retreating blade stall. Parked at Ankara, a truck hit one main rotor blade, so having been with the company only a few months, I had to import a MRB to Turkey, and export the old one. I also had to hire a gang of Turkish laborers to help me change it. I soon learnt that working for Bristow overseas required initiative. |
The photo reminds me of an evening at PH when we went out to check tighten the rotor head nut. All went well untill my companion called down to Monday to get the Hydropack Ram from the Workshop. He came back 10 minutes later saying "It is not there sir, it has gone". Not to be daunted I looked down at Monday and said "Monday we fix am diss one, go get am the diss thing for diss one". "Ah ha", he say's and goes into the workshop and comes back with the Hydropack Ram:ugh:
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I never realised that Nigerians comprehended Welsh so clearly! :eek:
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Talking of cap wearing earlier here, on the Bristow Sumburgh thread post 141 there is Gordon Mitchell (mahatma coat) in his goon suit resplendent with uniform cap.
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Mahatmacoat
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OK you older (like me) Bristow guys. In the 1970s and 1980s, many of the S-61s had the oil company's logo on them. Some aircraft started off with one oil company in one place then moved to Gt Yarmouth or Sumburgh or Unst, some were traded against 332Ls and some ended up in Malaysia with MHS.
I am trying to remember which aircraft displayed or was contracted to which oil company. A trawl through the logbook has thrown up these matches but you maybe able to fill in the gaps and add more information, with a photo if possible! G-AZNE ? G-AZDC Mobil G-AZRF BP G-BAKA Texaco (Tartan) G-BAKB Britoil (mainly Beatrice) G-BAKC Chevron (Unst) G-BBGS Mobil G-BBHL BP G-BBHM BP G-BBHN ? (Ditched) G-BBVA Amoco (Montrose) G-BBVB BP G-BCLA Amoco G-BCLC ? Then Shell Southern North Sea 1983 Then SAR? G-BCLD Hamilton Brothers (TW58) G-BDII Mobil? G-BDIJ Phillips G-BFRI Chevron (Unst) G-BGWJ Britoil? G-BGWK ? G-BHOF BP G-BHOG ? G-BHOH BP then Shell Southern North Sea in 1983 |
There are a number of pictures on the http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/389...h-end-era.html thread (which I won't cross post), but I will have a look and see what other base pictures I can find, which illustrate this.
If I get me anorak on :8, I can tell you exactly which oil company each S61 flew for, but its a bit warm at the moment :) The Tigers also featured an Oil Company Logo in the early years, as they rolled out from the production line (and Redhill). One day soon, I will get round to posting my pics from this era. |
I put my anorak on and this is what I remembered
G-TIGB Britoil (Thistle) G-TIGC Amoco (NW Hutton) G-TIGD Amoco (NW Hutton) G-TIGE Marathon (Brea) G-TIGF Britoil (Thistle) G-TIGG Marathon (Brae) G-TIGH Amoco (NW Hutton) G-TIGI Mobil (Beryl) G-TIGJ Conoco (Murchison) G-TIGK Conoco (Murchison) G-TIGL Hamilton Bros (TW58) G-TIGM Britoil G-TIGN Phillips (Maureen) G-TIGO Mobil (Beryl) G-TIGP BP G-TIGR Amoco G-TIGS Mobil G-TIGT ? G-TIGU Conoco? G-TIGV Conoco? |
The Scores on the Doors !
http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a.../BAKA-Abdn.jpg
G-BAKA (Texaco) http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a.../BCLA-Abdn.jpg G-BCLA (Amoco) http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a.../BDII-Abdn.jpg G-BDII (Mobil) http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...LineUpAbdn.jpg G-BHOF (BP) (G-BPWB in the foreground also had a BP logo IIRC) Four Pics to be going on with, all taken in Aberdeen in the 80's :ok: |
G-BPWB must have come back from overseas or maybe ex BCAL? It arrived after my time in ABZ.
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G-BPWB
G-BPWB was ex Irish Helicopters (61822)
I seem to recall, we leased it for a while, returned it and then got it back again when it became the Portland SAR machine. http://www.irishairpics.com/images/i...es/1030002.jpg |
re:EX Irish Helicopters EI-BHO
yep, that is the current Portland machine, with 16000 hours plus on the airframe currently.
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yep, that is the current Portland machine, with 16000 hours plus on the airframe currently. ... it WAS the Portland SAR machine, obviously CHC now run Portland with the AW139 G-CGWB. The S61 G-BPWB is still flying for Bristow in Den Helder along with G-BIMU (the former Stornoway SAR machine).;) |
Yeah , when she returned to Cork Apt where she was based ..... we got her back with the wheels timexed and the airstair door wouldnt fit cuz of a drill bit being dropped on it :=
Took us weeks to get that door right ..... almost needed a check 10 after ye lot getting yer mits on her !!! Still , kept us in work I suppose . I reckon ye raided the Bristow stores and bolted on all the old knackered stuff before returning her to us . Well done !!! :ok: We got her from Okanagan Australia ..... arrived with a nice little arangement of fuel drums and hand pumps in the cabin . Flew the whole way from OZ , with some remarkable engineers , who had many a run in with the local cops . She was based up in Shannon and later was based out of Cork Apt . Then she went for the SAR mods to Redhill . Where nothing worked . Mick Whelan (Avionic chief) and the eng manager Mick Fitzgerald went to pick her up , as I said nothing worked , so right in front of the Bristow managment , at some hotel a check for one point something million was ripped up and binned ..... there was frantic movement in Redhill , EI-BHO worked fine after that and a new check was written . Very sad that IHL (Irish Helicopters) closed as there was some brilliant people who worked there . IHL leased a Bell 212 from ye , sometime in the mid 80's ..... it was overall white with a big vertical fin above the cockpit ..... we called her Jaws . |
Think that b212 was G-BIGB from my north sea offshore days and remember the sharks fin it used to get in the way when climbing onto the roof;)
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Somethings tellin me that she was a Bristow machine , but on a South African reg ..... could this be ?
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G-BIGB c/n 30853
N16831, ZS-HHU, A2-ACJ, ZS-HHU, G-BIGB, EI-BRE
was this the culprit Eket ??? http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/a...S92/G-BIGB.jpg |
Oh yes ..... that was the beast in question !!!
Cheers for that . The old mind was a bit cloudy , years I guess . Thank you :ok: |
The fins were on the old 212s because of doubts about yaw SAS stability when they first came out but were removed after a couple of years and mods.
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SI 212-47 de-moded to SI 211-48 or 57 if I remember right, I did (with help! I supervised) one in EKET 5N-AYX, cant remember serial number, but did the ferry flight from UK to Nigeria with Bob Roffe 1990 ish.
They had more than the fin on top, Cyclic, anti-torque & collective were all coupled with an extra jack-shaft under the floor, flew like it was on rails. S 5N-AYX Bell 212 30599 N12MT,N12MY,N12MT,N12MY,VH-NSJ[2],N212NK,5N-AYX,C-FNPG Now I remember! |
From ROTORSPOT - Complete Civil Rotorcraft Register of Nigeria
5N-AYX Bell 212 s/n 30599 N12MT, N12MY, N12MT, N12MY, VH-NSJ, N212NK, 5N-AYX, C-FNPG |
If I remember correctly from my time at Redhill, doing" C of A s", the FAA said the fin must be fitted, the CAA said it must not be fitted. How Two authorities can come to totally different conclusions has always been beyond me.
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G-BIGB
A few posts back there was a picture of G-BIGB. Here is a picture of her when we operated in Cape Town. This would have been 80 or 81. The S58ET was a previous Bristow ship and one of the three sold to Republic. If I remember correctly this was G-BCRW. Yours truly is sitting in the cabin door taking the picture of HHU.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/p...oir/ZS-HHU.jpg http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/p...oir/ZS-HHY.jpg |
Company logos
Industry Insider -
I think G-BBHM was originally contracted by/for Arco, not sure if she had a logo. Later possibly BNOC (later Britoil) with a logo as I recall. She did a spell working for the UN - there are pictures of her doing that her a few pages back. I think she eventually burnt out near Poole a few years ago following an emergency landing due to ? gearbox ? fire while on Coastguard contract. Crew got out OK. This is a terrific thread - real nostalgia for some of us, even though we were just SLF. Regards, biscuit |
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F...t%25252082.jpg
Bristow Bell 206B G-BEWY at Battersea Heliport in 1982 (Photo: Anton Heumann) Ah .. nothing like a nice little public transport flight to the City in a 206 fitted with shorts! :E Am kidding of course. 'Twas doubtless a BHL crew stopping by for a cuppa. |
G-BEWY is now owned by Polo Aviation and based at Bristol plodding on nicely.
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R.I.P. Helmuth Werner
Hello everyone,
first of all I wish to thank AJ for directing me to this wonderful forum. My name is Michelle Wilson (Werner). Some of you may remember me, or my parents, Helmuth and Jennifer Werner. My Dad was with Bristow for some 20 years. I think we were in PH from 1980-1986 or so; I can't remember exactly when. I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of amazing people, mostly at 17 Afam or during dinner get-togethers my parents had. If any of you are on here, we'd like you to know you've never been forgotten. I'm sad to say that my father passed away on September 25th of this year. I came across one of AJ's YouTube videos on the day of dad's funeral, and I was surprised to see a photo with my dad in it from the time after my Mom and I had returned to Austria so I continue with school. I emailed AJ and he was kind enough to dig up that photo and send it to me. If it's not too much of a bother, I'd be most grateful if anyone else happens to come across any photographs with my father/parents, could I please request a copy? I'm feeling more than nostalgic these days, and it's no lie when I say that our time in PH and being a part of the Bristow family was the best time of our lives :) My Dad (probably in Duri in the early 70s) http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ad_Duri_01.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ad_Duri_02.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...tow/Dad_PH.jpg My favorite family portrait :) http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...Dad_Me_Mom.jpg |
Tin Hat
Hello Michelle,
So sorry to hear of Helmuth's passing; I knew him well during my time in PH (1986 - 92) and although I rarely flew with him I played an awful lot of golf with him. He was known as 'Tin Hat' (Helmut - Helmet - Tin Hat) and had a lightning quick and dry sense of humour. I was playing golf at the downtown PH golf club with him and another chap who'd had his name embossed onto his golf balls. We were playing a fairly straight hole with a wall on the left of the fairway, the other side of which was very thick bush. Your father and I had tee'd off and 'embossed balls' was up next. He hooked his tee shot something awful and it disappeared at great rate of knots over the wall and into the bushes. He turned to us and said, "I had my name on that ball" and quick as a flash, Helmut said, "You should have put your f**ing address on it too!" I suppose you had to be there but I still laugh about it when it comes to mind. He was a good man and I shall have a drink for him tonight. |
The response from your Dad when I suggested the Austrian's spoke German but only one Octave Higher is a good memory as well! In a high squeaky voice (due to his blood pressure getting elevated over my comment) he explained in great detail why I was wrong....but all the time proving my point!
Your Dad was good fun....and always gave as good as he got in the banter! |
Bristowops
What a great thread- the pictures bring back great memories of ABZ/ LSI /Scatsta/Unst and Galeota from 74 to 99- now retired after being chopped by BHL in 1999 and unable to post any pictures as I loaned my photos to John Odlin in the mid 80s for the then forthcoming BHL book and never ever got them back!- would be great to hear from any old mates- you know who I am....
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I do if you have your back to a big hill:)
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me too
I do too if you are related to the massed pipes and drums. I you are please PM me.
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Hi Michelle
Sorry to hear about your dad passing away. I met him on my occasional visits to Nigeria when I was involved in Nav trials on the B212's. From my log book I flew with him in JH on 5th May 81 and JV on 10th June 81. I remember his filing system. "Dis am IN", "Dis am OUT" and "Dis am SLEEPING". Tickled me pink at the time RIP Helmuth John Whale |
Brsitow badges
Liked your conversation about the badges. Around the page 79 page mark I put some photos up of some of my dads( Chief engineer -Africa-Middle East etc-70's-early 80's) stuff and bits I collected as a Bristows / Gulf helicopters / Dubai Airwing brat. Might bring back some memories for ya. Real treasures to me.
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/287...ml#post6163321 http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/287...ml#post6163282 http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/287...ml#post6163315 |
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A...20heliport.jpg
Bristow S61N G-AZDC wearing Mobil titles lands aboard Mobil's Block 9-13 Beryl platform on 19th April 1977 during the performance of a crew change from ABZ |
Baltic Sea Operation April 2010 - April 2012
A little background before posting some pictures taken while working on the Baltic Sea contract over the past 18 months.
Bristow (IBU) have been supplying one AS332L to provide Crew change support and Medevac cover for the Castoro Sei pipelaying Barge operated by Saipem. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5..._7645735_n.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5..._7743370_n.jpg The overall project being run by Nordstream. Nord Stream AG The two pipelines running from Vyborg in Russia to Greifswald in germany, when finished, will be the longest sub-sea pipelines in the world. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...4_20111025.jpg In order to follow the Castoro Sei around, we've been dotting around in between temporary bases set up in: Visby,Sweden Turku, Finland Ronne, Denmark http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...13at203717.png |
Wonderful shots Rosh, bravo! :D
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