Anne Spoerry: The Kenya Flying Doctor with Nazi links and a wanted war criminal

Dr. Anne Spoerry of Flying Doctors at the controls of her aircraft in October 1966 [File]

For close to 50 years, Kenyans celebrated a pioneer doctor who eased the suffering of impoverished patients in remote parts of Turkana and North Eastern Province.

At the time of her death in 1999, aged 81, Anne Spoerry was a veteran in Flying Doctor services. She is estimated to have treated 500,000 patients in 49 years. Unknown to her patients, every time the doctor packed her supplies, she ensured there was ammunition for her pistol, ready for use.