Well, it is an amphibian and considering that in those days airfields were
not omnipresent the possibility of choice between land and water for landing
could be quite handy.

Regards,
Herman

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"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

It looks like a Grumman Widgeon, but with engine modifications that I do
not recognize.

Could these have anything to do with the extremely hot local weather
conditions?

A seaplane operating in the Sahel (or Sub-Sahara) does seem strange. :-)