Douglas DC-3 and C-47 in Mauritania

C/N 12543
5T-MAH
Mauritanian Air Force
Loaded with Mauritanian soldiers assigned to protect 'the rally', this smart turboprop Dakota went everywhere the rally went whilst in Mauritania.
Seen here arriving at Tidjikja with the strong wind causing a bit of a sand-storm.
Tidjikja (TIY / GQND) Mauritania, January 13, 2001
Photograph: Neil Pidduck
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C/N 12543
5T-MAH
Mauritanian Air Force
Hold on to yer Hats, a blast from the past! Swinging round to park in front of the Air Force hangar at Atar, a Mauritanian soldier gets sand-blasted (far-right) by this Basler-converted turboprop DC-3.
Photograph: Neil Pidduck
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