Of the approximately eighty SA-365C Dauphin 2 built between 1977 and 1981, six or seven served with Heli-Union. Not much is known of F-GFPB pictured here, as Heli-Union used to shuffle helis around between it's bases in West-Africa. In any case, it started off as F-ODNJ before joining Heli-Union. It was based in Douala for a while in the mid 1990's, serving the oil industry off Cameroon's coast and flying for TOTAL and Pecten Cameroon (a subsidary of Shell). Believed to be withdrawn from use in 1998.

Usual Douala weather... Ex Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc and Air Littoral F-BLHX

It was rare to have some sun at DLA !

Before flying with her to Garoua

Air Affaires Afrique was a Douala (Cameroon) based small airline trying to serve domestic and regional routes. It was quite active in the 1990's and operated several commuter aircraft, like this Dash 8 which was taken on board in early 1995 from Canadian operator Air Alliance (ex C-FHRC) but returned just about one year later. It eventually found its way back to Africa, becoming TR-LGL with Air Service Gabon in 2004, but is now back in Canada once again under it's original registration.

Built in 1985, this Dauphin on skids served with the Héli-Union group all its life. In the year 2000, Héli-Union based the heli in Cameroon in Westafrica where it served the offshore oil industry till February 4, 2003, the date it was written off during an accident. Scanned from slide.

One of the 5 Buffalos used at this time by Cameroon Air Force.

Was stiil active in 2015 as TJX-CD

An exotic one from Sao Tome and Principe.