Michael Burbidge gives evidence he told police Chris Wilson’s wife ‘doesn’t need to see what’s on the phone’

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A bush pilot has told a court he ditched reality TV star Chris “Willow” Wilson’s mobile phone after a fatal helicopter crash, but can’t recall unscrewing the chopper’s console with Outback Wrangler’s Matt Wright.

Michael Burbidge, pilot and director of Remote Helicopters, gave evidence at Wright’s trial in the supreme court in Darwin on Friday.