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..........Bristow Base: Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.

As can be seen from the map, Miri can be found
in East Malaysia just south of Brunei. It is another
operation with a long Bristow history and has been
home to a variety of aircraft types such as A.S.330
Puma, A.S.332l Super Puma, Twin Otter and H.S.125.
As with Kerteh the operation was gradually taken over
by Malaysian Helicopter Services who continue to operate from Miri today.

The picture on the left shows most of the fleet in the
Miri hanger and was probably taken mid Eighties




All the aircraft were on contract to Shell with the Pumas
and Otters operating from Lutong strip (see pic) after
transferring from Miri Airport in the morning. The Pumas
carried out off-shore duties whilst the Otters routinely flew
to Kota Kinabalu, Bintulu and Labuan. The H.S.125 was
used for longer legs such as a daily flight to Kuala Lumpur.

The pictures on the left reflect
a typical Puma sortie showing
9M-SSE returning from the drill-
barge "Charley-Graves".

Early morning line up at Miri probably taken late
Eighties/early Nineties and note all aircraft now in
MHS colours.


A Puma undergoing major maintenance.