Well, actually, my wife and I were returning from Paris in June 1981 to Brazzaville. the Air Afrique flight at the time flew, Paris-Ndjamena-Bangui-Brazza" and return. The DC8 landed in Ndjamena; the plane taxied to the dusty terminal, made a 180 degree turn and ran for the runway. Two Libyan armored cars shot past on either side and cut it off. Libyans had occupied the Chadian capital at the time - Chadian civil war was going full force. They took off someone from 1st class. Never knew what it was about but wrote it up once we got to Brazza. Shades of the movie.
Looks like that Monkey on a Lion's Back, or Rampant Dragon with wings or something is the mark of Canons Gallia. Question is, "whose mark is 'Canons Gallia'?" It could indeed be Gerest-Berthon and its successors:
Gene Williams
