Place | Africa: Western Sahara |
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Accession Number | P01763.028 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour |
Physical description | Colour |
Maker |
Felsche, Susan Lee |
Place made | Western Sahara |
Date made | c June 1993 |
Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Laayoune, Western Sahara. One of the two Pilatus Porter aircraft on the runway at Laayoune. The ...
Description
Laayoune, Western Sahara. One of the two Pilatus Porter aircraft on the runway at Laayoune. The aircraft were operated by Farner Air under contract to the Swiss Medical Unit (SMU) which contributed to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara). One of these aircraft crashed 1993-06-22, and among the passengers killed was Major Susan Felsche, a female Medical Officer serving with the 4th Australian contingent to MINURSO.