Laayoune, Western Sahara. One of the two Pilatus Porter aircraft on the runway at Laayoune. The ...

Place Africa: Western Sahara
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

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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.