Crashed 25km from Woodbourne on June 8, 2003. The aircraft spun in from low altitude. The pilot's judgment may have been impeded by carbon monoxide leaking into the cabin from a poorly modified heater shroud. It was the first flight after the modification. Bob Kerr photo

In 1985, Chevron operated the last Sikorsky S-58ET and Sikorsky S-62A helicopters supporting offshore oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico. This S-58ET, N1168U, was sold new to the French Armee de l Air. Sikorsky converted it to a P&WC PT6T twin turbine in the 1970s. It was photographed at Chevron's Bayou Boeuf Heliport and seaplane base with a Bell 206B and S-62A. The heliport was in Amelia, 8 km E of Morgan City and 1 km S of the PHI Lake Palourde Heliport next to the St. Andrews Cemetery. Sold to Aris Helicopters in California in 1985 and later flown by Heli-Flite.

Petroleum Helicopters operated Aerospatiale SA330J Pumas between the late 1970s and 1988 servicing offshore drilling rigs in the USA. N3601U was photographed at PHI's Morgan City heliport on the shore of Lake Palourde, which was known as the world's largest heliport when PHI opened it in 1969. After flying in Ecuador as HC-BPD in the late 1980s, PHI sold it to Air Zermatt where it became HB-XUB in June 1989. It was written off on Sep. 11, 1989 when it crashed after both engines failed while lifting an external load near Blauherd. PHI lost four of its Pumas in fatal accidents in 1978-1988.

Libya's G222Ts were the only version powered by the Rolls Royce Tyne.

Delivered to Flying Tiger Line as N455T in 1961. To G-ATZI in 1970, HB-IEN in 1974, 5A-DHJ in 1981, N3951C then 9Q-CQU in 1983, N103BB in 1985, EL-WLL in 1997, 9U-BHI in 1998 and 9Q-CTS in 2002. Crashed in Congo in 2002.

The Bac 1-11 was an upgrade to the usual Viscounts operating the Virgin Atlantic Airways London Gatwick - Maastricht schedule. This jet arrangement only lasted from Jan to Apr 1985.

On board HMS Invincible

On board HMS Invincible

Snow covered Sea King on board HMS Invincible

Delivered to Flying Tiger Line as N319F in 1967. To Caledonian Airways as G-AVKA in 1968. Caledonian/BUA in 1970 and British Caledonian in 1971. To TAP as CS-TBH in 1973, Buffalo Airways as N106BV in 1983 and Azerbaijan Airlines as 4K-AZ01 in 1995. to 4K-AZ4 in 1995. To First International Airlines as 9G-ALG then Johnsons Air as 9G-OOD in 1998. To First International Airlines in 1999 and reregistered as 5Y-BOR in 2000. To Air Cargo Plus as 3C-NGK in 2001, reregistered as 3D-NGK in 2002. To Kinshasa Airways as 9Q-CKS in 2003 and ETRAM Air Wing as D2-FDZ in 2006. Scrapped at Lunada around 2009.

Operated by Drayton Investments. Sold in the USA as N725P in 1988