Visited the Al Mahatta museum of flight - excellent museum based in buildings on the site where Sharjah aerodrome was built in 1932 by Imperial Airways & RAF - 4 fully restored planes + some great photos of the historic field and how it operated until it was shut in 1972 + a museum of flight - (if you don't like stuffed birds stay away I counted at least 40 stuffed birds)
The photo above right shows the atc tower, the hanger (now holds the plane exhibits), + the fort the original Sultan built for the airfield to act as a rest house.
The modern day appartment blocks behind were built on the airfiled. The runway became one of the main roads in Sharjah the King Abdul aziz road. The black white image below is RAF aerial photgraph circa 1960. the town of sharjah is top of the photo.
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thanks for highlighting the great treasures of Almahatta museum which stands on the location of the first airport of the UAE.
please visit www.sharjahmuseums.ae
for more info on our museums.
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