Helicopter rescue pilot and father-of-two Cameron Dalziel was believed to be among the nine Britons killed on the Flight MH17 disaster, according to reports.
Mr Dalziel, 43, who is understood to be South African but travelling on a British passport, had moved to Malaysia last October with his wife Reine, and their two sons Sheldon, 14, and four year-old Cruz, to take up a job with CHC Helicopter.
He had previously worked as a helicopter rescue pilot in KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa.
Mr Dalziel’s brother-in-law, Shane Hattingh, said his sister Reine was so traumatised she has not been able to answer phone calls from anxious relatives, according to Eye Witness News.
He said: “She is basically alone there other than with new friends. So she couldn’t even talk to me. Apparently three people from the company were there with her. It’s crazy, the kids are going to be absolutely shattered.”
It is understood Mr Dalziel had been sent for training in the Netherlands and was returning on yesterday’s Malaysia Airlines flight when the plane was shot down over war-torn Ukraine.
On what is believed to be his LinkedIn profile, Mr Dalziel describes himself as a “manager of day to day offshore support to the Shell and Petronas, transporting rig crew and personnel out to the rigs as well as 24 hr emergency operations”.
A spokesman for CHC Helicopter said: “We are aware that a CHC colleague from one of our bases in Asia may have been on the Malaysia Airlines flight and are awaiting confirmation from the airline.
“Until then, out of respect for loved ones and our team, we are not providing additional information.”
CHC Helicopter has its headquarters in Canada and operates in 30 countries around the world, including the Netherlands and the UK.
It specialises in transportation to offshore oil and gas platforms, civilian search and rescue and air medical evacuation services, and helicopter maintenance repair and overhaul.
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