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..........Bristow Base: Trinidad.

Another location with a long Bristow association
is the Caribbean island of Trinidad off the coast
of Venezuela. The biggest operation is located
at Galeota Point where flights are operated to offshore
installations on behalf of Amoco Trinidad Oil Company.



An article from a 1970 "Trinidad Tesoro News".
This photo shows a Bristow Bell 206 approaching
for its first landing at the new Trinidad-Tesoro's
helicopter base at Galeota Point, Guayaguayare.



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Trinidad based Hiller shutdown on what looks like
an offshore wellhead.


Bristow Bell 47 G2, VP-TCF, Mayaro, Trinidad
18th July 1961. Johnny Johnson and John Odlin.
Oil Company was possibly Amosea


This montage of three pictures shows the Galeota
hanger and a collection of Bell 205s and 212s.

An aerial shot of Galeota Point.



Early operations, in Trinidad, were carried out by
Hillers, Bell 47, WS 55 Whirlwinds and later on by
Bells 204, 206, 205 and 212.
This prile of Bell 212s, again at Galeota, were ferried
back to Bristows Redhill for major refurbishment which
included total rewiring.

The 1991 Bristow calendar picture of 9Y-TEY presume
-ably over a Caribbean beach.




This picture, circa 1981 is of 9Y-TGV at Piarco Airport
from which it operated offshore flights on behalf of
Texaco.


In the North of the Island lies Chaguaramas where
Bristows were contracted to provide technical and
operational support for the Ministry of National
Security ( Air Division ). Sikorsky S76s and Gazelles
( photo) were operated from here.

9Y-TEY during a rotors running turn round on an
offshore rig.




....and from Tony Stafford .........

"My first posting in Bristows was in early 1969 to Trinidad. We had a
small hangar at Mayaro on the east coast with a S55 and a Bell 206A.
Marcel Avon was Chief Pilot and we initially worked for Pan American
Oil with the Bluewater 3 rig. In January 1970, we opened a new heliport
at Sea Lots in Port of Spain, and operated from there with a second rig
coming on site, together with a second Whirlwind."

A couple of pics showing the hangar at Mayaro on the east coast of
Trinidad, with 206A 9Y-TDF and our first Series 3 (9Y-TDA) undergoing
some "headwork". This was probably early 1969 - Chief Engineer was
Neil Leppard (wonder where he is now ?) - can't remember the other guys.