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 bristow
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| bristow helicopters, part of offshore logisitcs group | |
Formed as Air Whaling by ex-Fleet Air Arm helicopter pilot and former Chief Test Pilot of Westland Aricraft Ltd, Alan Bristow. Name was changed to Bristow Helicopters in 1953. Started in whaling from the air, then geological exploration in the Persian Gulf and Bolivia and has grown into servicing operations for North Sea oil and gas platforms. Joint venture military advanced training was set up and awarded work for the Royal Navy in 1961 and the Army Air Corps in 1963. Operates contract Search and Rescue services for the UK Department for Transport from Sumburgh (EGPB), Stornoway (EGPO), Lee-on-Solent (EGHF) and Portland (EGDP). Northern North Sea services operate from Aberdeen (EGPD), Scatsta (EGPM) and Stavanger (ENZV). Southern North Sea services operate from Great Yarmouth (EGSD) and Den Helder (EHKD) with its support organisation based at Redhill (EGKR).  The helicopters operated by Bristow on behalf of HM Coastguard, can be found listed under HM Coastguard.
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| Model | Del'd | From Year | To Year | | westland wessex | 16 | 1965 | 1981 | | westland widgeon | 5 | 1957 | 1968 |
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| Model | C/N | Built | ID / History | | widgeon | wa/h/001  | 1948 | 5N-ABV: Used for North Sea rig traffic contracts and later sent to Nigeri ...
| | widgeon | wa/h/003 | 1949 | 5N-AGA: Used for North Sea rig traffic contracts and later sent to Trinid ...
| | wessex | wa199 | 1964 | G-ASWI: Wessex 60, ex G-17-1, to G-ASWI /H.84, to VR-BDS, to G-ASWI, to V ...
G-ASWI: Crashed 12 miles ENE of Bacton, Norfolk on 13 August 1981. All 2 ...
| | wessex | wa460 | 1965 | G-ATBY: Wessex 60, G-ATBY, to VR-BDT Mar 1970, to G-ATBY Dec 1970, 5N-AJM ...
| | wessex | wa461 | 1965 | G-ATBZ: Wessex 60. To G-ATBZ Mar 1965, to G-17-4 in 1981, to G-ATBZ. With ...
| | wessex | wa462 | 1965 | G-ATCA: G-ATCA, (PH-THA ntu), lifted 1 millionth Ford Cortina from the Fo ...
| | wessex | wa463 | 1966 | G-ATCB: Wessex 60, to G-ATCB, to ZS-HSL Apr 1975, to G-ATCB Mar 1976, to ...
| | wessex | wa563 | 1966 | G-BAWJ: ex Brunei Govt. To Bermuda 1971 as VR-BEA, possibly with Bristow ...
| | S-61N Mk.II | 61-721 | 1974 | G-BCEA:
| | s-61 H-3 | 61-765 | 1978 | G-BDOC: Coastguard. in May 2009 participated in SAR-Meet 2009 from Leeuwa ...
| | 212 | 30668 | | G-BGCZ: Series of Bristow contract ownerships, Ex N18090, then VR-BFM, to ...
| | wessex | wa503 | 1966 | G-BGER: ex G-630. To VH-BHI Mar 1979 on a Bristow contract in Australia. ...
| | 212 | 30549 | | G-BGMG: Series of Bristow contract ownerships, Ex EP-HBI, then G-BGMG, to ...
| | 212 | 30512 | | G-BGMH: Series of Bristow contract ownerships, Ex N7099J, then VR-HGL, EP ...
| | wessex | wa504 | 1966 | G-BGWT: ex G-631. Became G-BGWT Aug 1979. De-reg Jan 1990 on export to US ...
| | S-61N | 61-716 | 1974 | G-BIHH: Bristow Helicopters from 1992 to 1993 ex 9M-SSK toward ZS-RDV
| | S-61N Mk.II | 61-752 | 1974 | G-BIMU: Coastguard. in May 2009 participated in SAR-Meet 2009 from Leeuwa ...
| | 212 | 31170 | | G-BJGU: Series of Bristow contract ownerships, ex 9V-BMG, G-BJGU, to 5N-A ...
| | 212 | 31171 | | G-BJGV: Series of Bristow contract ownerships, ex 9V-BMH, to G-BJGV, to 5 ...
| | 212 | 32134 | 1980 | G-BJJO: Series of Bristow contract ownerships, ex G-BJJO, to 5N-BHM, rest ...
| | 412ep | 36125 | 1996 | G-BXFH: ex N6282C, to C-FZXD, reg G-BXFH Apr 1997. To UK RAF as ZJ239 Jan ...
| | 412ep | 36163 | 1997 | G-BXIR: ex C-GAIE, reg G-BXIR Jun 1997. To UK RAF as ZJ240 Oct 1997.
| | 412ep | 36164 | 1997 | G-BXIS: ex C-GAIG, reg G-BXIS Jun 1997. To UK RAF as ZJ241 Nov 1997.
| | AS332L2 Super Puma | 2576 | 2002 | G-JSAR: AS332L2. w/o 21nov06 ditched into the sea near Texel, Netherlands
| | AS332L1 Super Puma | 2050 | 1982 | G-TIGL: Bristow from 1982 to 2004 toward D-HEGO
| | AS355F1 Ecureuil 2 | 5115 | 1981 | G-WDKR: AS355F1, registered as G-WDKR Jul 1995. To G-NEXT Sep 1995.
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26 Construction Numbers in this organisation found
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