Nice to see Ivor the Diver still going.

Nice to hear from you again Rosh.

I guess the As332's are now a diminishing type within Bristow's. Got many hours on WI.

Sounds like the new AW189's are going to replace them.

Keep the photo's coming

John

Thanks Savoia.

Fareast Driver - Ivor the Diver is still going well. Him and June spent some good times over the Summer 2010 with us in the Baltic. Ivor was with us as a contractor, I'm not sure where he is just now, he may be contracting in Aberdeen.
The last email I received from Ivor said that he had just learned to 'fly' a hovercraft and he'd just bought an old Moto Guzzi to do up, for an Italian Rally... all this in between following his son around the Moto Gp calendar. His son being Colin Edwards' race engineer. So, as you say, Ivor is still going well.

Tip Cap / John - You're right, WI in the Baltic is the only 332L that IBU have operational at the moment. I'm not sure how many Aberdeen are operating. I'm hoping that I get to have another go with the 332 Classic somewhere along the line.
At present, I'm in Bangladesh, trying to find my way around the cockpit of a S76C++.

More photos of the Baltic to come as I manage to sort them.

Can anyone jump to page 64? I´m constantly redirected to #63... :ugh:

try clicking this http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/287...photos-64.html

Visby, Sweden. April 2010 - August 2010 ...... a few more.
 

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Returning to Visby.


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Sharing the airfield with some Saabs....


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and the occasional Floatplane.


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Training with the Visby SAR Unit.


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Tom Barker, Daryl kelly, and Ivor Griffith studying the Kart track looking for the best line.....


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..... it didn't help them.


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An English pub which became the 'local'. Unfortunately the prices were not so 'English' and were positively 'Swedish'!


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Copied from the Wessex Thread: SP
 

Some of the Wessex 60 in civil ops

Shell Warri, Nigeria, 1978

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One for the Whirlwind lovers (also Shell Warri 1978

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The S58T was similar (Figuera da Foz, Portugal 1977)

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EP-HBF ferry to Iran
 

This is just great. I am having my big brother Bill write a short story of this helicopters ferry flight from Redhill to Iran for my next series of Newsletters. He was the engineer who went with the bird. First chapter is in next months (April 2012) edition. He wasn't even aware that it was made up from two birds. If you would like to follow his story please go to PlaneTorque Australia Pty Ltd and then the menu to Newsletters. We both would welcome feedback on the story. Bill is already unsure of some of the details and is keen hear from anyone. He says I must not forget the event occurred some 42 years ago and he has lived in USA for quite some time and these two things in combination can make the brain loose focus. :=

G-AZDC
 

I first flew DC on 14 Feb 1972 in Aberdeen. She was not long out of rebuild in Redhill. My own personal registration on Valentines Day!!

DC

Thanks to Sara Jones (formerly Sara Tonks) for this one:

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Search for Martin Boardley
 

I have been trying to find my brother, Martin Boardley for the last nine years. I've tried the Nigerian Embassy, Bristow Helicopters and the Salvation Army all to no avail. I last saw him in Oct 89 when our father died. He was as I heard later dissappointed in my choice of marriadges and thought I could have done a lot better. For the past nine years my life has been a lot happier and was lucky enough to have owned two properties and a boat in Cyprus with my partner living there most of the time. Back in Hampshire now and desperately want to try again to find Martin. He'll be 65 in November and I'm 60 so time may be running out.
Please help.
Sue Schisan ne Boardley

Martin has posted on PPRune, I PM'd him at the time April 2009. I hesitate to disclose his ID without his permission but with any luck he might read this.

Hi Sue

PM me please

Hi Sue,
My memory may be imperfect due to advancing body failure!
I worked with Martin in Nigeria in the mid eighties,and I have
a vague memory that he left BHL to go to Abu Dhabi Aviation.
As I say,many years back,and I could be wrong.I do,however,
hope that you find him,as he was both a good guy and a very
good Chief Eng.
DH

Hi Sue,

I've sent you a PM.

Martin.

Bristow badges
 

Well good question. I saw that one myself...some where back in this thread you will find Bristow badges from the 70's that are real which are mine. The center should be enamel. This particular badge construction is 70's early 80's I think. Not sure when that logo was dropped. But to answer you question - no its not authentic..a copy me thinks :)

Newly registered to this,just wanted to say hello to Martin.I worked with you in EKET 1990 to 92 and liked and got on very well with him.Hope you are well and doing ok .HUGO

I'm sure most people here know, or at least know of Pete Harris... Well here he is back on the street again :). He appears at 03:00, wearing a black wastecoat and playing saxophone :rolleyes:... Once the entire menagerie has assembled, he is 1st in from the left as viewed, next to the big fella on trumpet...

Brilliant....I wouldn't have recognised him now he's had his hair cut :) :D

Ernie Perrin
 

`retired from Irish, lives near Exeter, owns a supermarket to keep him busy in retirement.