It would take me almost nine years before coming again across the very same aircraft, in a different African country, and flying for another airline. See 737019.

Low altitude tactical flight.

'Haut-Mbomou province, town of Obo. An ICRC plane is taking off to Bangui.' Aircraft built for the Soviet air force in 1987. Operated by Air-Tec Africa. Photo by: Marko Kokic / International Committee of the Red Cross

Assigned to EC 3/11 "Corse". Taken from C-160 Transall

Used for humanitarian relief work by International Comitee of Red Cross.

Part of "Epervier" Detachment.

With Fighter Squadron "Vosges" markings (EC 02- 011)

Constructed as a C-54B-1-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL. and delivered to USAAF in Nov 1944. Became a DC-4 for civilian market and served as NX86578, NC90451, later N90451, then CF-MCA, CF-NAA and to American Airlines as N20AA; Then to Air Centrafrique as TK-AAJ, TL-AAZ and finaly to Central Africa Air Force in 1973 as TL-KAW. Considered stored since in 1984 was still in flying conditions in 1987; Was scrapped in the 90's.

Assigned at this time to Sqn "Corse" (EC 03-011). Air to air capture from Transall C-160.