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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Mar 2016, 04:18
Replies: 80
Views: 23,072
Posted By sillohed

Stumped Again

Once again I come begging for help. I can't identify the plane or people although I think it was taken in Philadelphia ca 1922 or so. Any thoughts????:confused:
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2013, 05:48
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

World Wide Crew

Hey Nigel,
Do you know Doug Morrison? He is an old aerial survey hand/historian down your way. I am in regular contact with him as we worked for the same survey company for many years. I also...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2013, 05:43
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

World Wide

Doc,
I was happy to see that you made contact with us. As you can see there are few of us left apparently. I was on the Glomar 5 flying a Bell 47 for a short while and then went to Benghazi to fly...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Nov 2013, 01:40
Replies: 51
Views: 18,786
Posted By sillohed

Martin Mars

Hey Savoia,
You aren't just an expert on helicopters, I see. Great video of the Mars. I was on board one of the very last flights in the Hawaii Mars while still operated by the U.S. Navy. In...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Nov 2013, 01:17
Replies: 3
Views: 2,340
Posted By sillohed

Biggin

Frank B,

I have a World Wide group on Facebook if you would care to join us we would be happy to have you. There are so few of us left and we have done everything we could to find the old gang....
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2013, 01:02
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By sillohed

SEA Management

eriklks you may be thinking of Winton Wilde, an English gentleman married to a Chinese girl if I recall. A great guy and good friend.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2013, 00:59
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By sillohed

Charlie

Carlie, you must have arrived about the time that I left in disgust! I left March 26, 1973 and went to the States to find a Cessna 320 that Alan wanted. Read my later post and you will see why I...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2013, 00:38
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By sillohed

A Good Bunch of Guys

I worked with Alan MacDonald at the U.S. Army base in Fort Rucker, ALA instructing in Hueys. Later Alan contacted me and induced me to come out to KL to work with him at SEA. I did some instructing...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2013, 01:53
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Autair Helicopters Canada

I managed to dig around in my old log books and came up with a couple of tid-bits regarding Autair Canada. It was actually Autair Helicopter Services, Inc. and was based in the Timmons Aviation...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2013, 01:23
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Fabulous 47

Sav,
That is one fabulous 47 all dressed up in it's skirts and everything. There are not many pictures around with the enclosed tail boom! :D
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2013, 19:39
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Autair Helicopters

Does anyone recall Autair Helicopters? There was one in Montreal and I believe there was one in the UK, maybe Reading. The one in Montreal had a rather colorful history I think. I spent one summer...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2013, 03:49
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Funny Looking Thing

This picture was taken in 1957 during a magnetic survey of the Canadian Arctic by Aero Service Corporation out of Philadelphia. The operation flew 600 hours and 16000 miles during that summer....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Oct 2013, 03:44
Replies: 4
Views: 1,163
Posted By sillohed

WW 1

Thanks Eric
I am looking for a guy named John Wesley Smith (not to be confused with Wesley A. Smith a well known mail pilot). This is all I found:

From: Wings of Honorby James J. Sloan, Jr
...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2013, 02:33
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

WorldWide Bell

Savoia,
Very interesting photographs. I can vaguely recall several instances in in 1963 where World Wide did some charters for Weddings, etc. One charter in particular involved flying a gentleman...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2013, 00:44
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

World Wide

Nigel, even the water landings was no laughing matter. I do recall having landed on a Canadian lake once to take advantage of the pristine enviornment and wonderful fishing. Floating around in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2013, 02:46
Replies: 4
Views: 1,163
Posted By sillohed

Aero

Thanks John,
I have been following some of the stuff available as well as monitoring eBay for advetising etc. that is being sold. I have pretty good access to the stuff from about 1945 onward but...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2013, 05:44
Replies: 4
Views: 1,163
Posted By sillohed

WW 1 Philadelphia Aviators

I am researching a company that was started in Philadelphia by returning WW1 Aviators John C. Howard and Forrester Scott. The name of the company was Pennsylvania Aero Service Corp and the name was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2013, 05:15
Replies: 14
Views: 5,157
Posted By sillohed

So Long Long Hauler

When I first arrived at North Island NAS many years ago it was getting late in the month and it didn't appear that I would get my minimum flight time to collect flight pay so the CO suggested that I...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2013, 04:41
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Work Horse

If you had to WORK you drove a Hiller. If you just wanted to fly passengers or cruise around you used a Bell. As an old U.S. Army instructor I have seen student pilots bounce the old 23D as high as...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2013, 12:08
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Decca

There was a business relationship between Decca and World Wide about the time of this photo. If I recall they shared hangar space or were adjacent to each other on the airport. We were doing the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2013, 15:06
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

World Wide Helicopters

Savoia,
I am wondering if the World Wide Bell 47 might be N2499B which I flew from an offshore rig in Libya in December 1963. In late January we replaced it with an S-55 and I don't know where the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2013, 03:50
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

email

I use two email addresses. You can try either [email protected] or [email protected] . I didn't get anything at either address from you and I checked to make sure there wasn't anything in "junk"...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2013, 17:57
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

Cyrene

Cyrene is an ancient Greek city to the east of present day Benghazi. It is a fabulous ruin and part of it is under the Mediterranean so a great place for divers.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2013, 00:09
Replies: 66
Views: 48,771
Posted By sillohed

Pictures Anyone

Hey guys, we are looking for some pictures that show the RMH paint scheme on the old Lama's. I know there wasn't a lot to paint but if you have anything please post here or send them to me at...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Aug 2013, 02:26
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

Oh What a Lovely War

The riots in Benghazi in 64 were by students at the university and were just the prelude to deposing the king. The British airbase near Benghazi kept things in control until the final collapse in 67...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2013, 03:51
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

Bishop Biddle

Jan, I visited your photobucket site and found it very interesting. Some of the photos are extremely familiar but then everyone was taking so many pictures on the North Sea job that many were...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2013, 22:02
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

Pictures, Please!

Jan,
Any pictures you care to share will be much appreciated. As you can tell, I posted most of my pictures of Ameland onto "Photobucket.com" so if you have several you could use a site like that....
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2013, 21:52
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

More Nes Crew

Here is a another photo of the Ameland crew. More photos at Photo and image hosting, free photo galleries, photo editing...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2013, 21:44
Replies: 58
Views: 31,737
Posted By sillohed

Names, names, names

Jan,
Thank you for contacting me. As you can see I have had little contact from anyone because we are all much older now and many have passed away. Your fathers name is so familiar to me but I...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2013, 01:34
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,845,025
Posted By sillohed

Bag Phones

Those old bag phones worked too well for the cell phone companies, I think. They had teriffic range. I (illegally in the US) used one in our airplane now and then and you could call almost anywhere...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2013, 03:32
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By sillohed

SaintJack

Thanks for the information. I worked for them for a short period of time as their operations manager but fled on principal as soon as I learned all of the crazy goings on. I was never quite sure...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2013, 23:05
Replies: 25
Views: 11,023
Posted By sillohed

S.E.A. Helicopters Sdn Bhd

Anyone know whatever happened to South East Asia Helicopters (SEA Helicopters). They had a contract with the Malaysia military for pilot instruction in the 70's in Kuala Lumpur and also with the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2013, 17:04
Replies: 4,884
Views: 614,707
Posted By sillohed

OK

OK, I said I was an amateur and hopelessly out classed by everyone who frequents this thread. Regrets :uhoh:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2013, 02:35
Replies: 4,884
Views: 614,707
Posted By sillohed

Here Comes The Amateur

This is so simple I am sure you get it right away.

http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad287/sillohed/MysteryCockpit_zps6dcc15ea.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jun 2013, 04:31
Replies: 4,884
Views: 614,707
Posted By sillohed

Angry Stupid

I am waiting for someone to come up with the correct answer so I can sigh and say.....ah yes, of course. In the meantime I plan to sit here and be stupid!
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