Real footage of the search for Mark Thatcher, when he went missing for six days in 1982

<p>In January 1982, Mark Thatcher went missing in the Sahara desert for six days after breaking down in his Peugeot 504 during the Paris-Dakar Rally. </p><p></p><p>He and his two team-mates were found by the Algerian military following a lengthy search in which Mark&#39;s father, Denis Thatcher, flew to Algeria to help with the operation. </p><p></p><p>The rescue prompted debate over who should food the bull for the search, and whether this should come out of public funds. </p><p></p><p>Margaret Thatcher, Mark&#39;s mother and the Prime Minister at the time, agreed to pay the total of £1,784.80 in full.</p>