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3rd Dec 2018, 08:08

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Jhieminga

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Al Mahatta museum, Sharjah

Thanks to a conference in Dubai, I suddenly found myself very near this little museum, which is based in the old 1930s resthouse/fort from Imperial Airways days. I figured some of you might be interested in seeing these photos.

by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

Interestingly, that Auster was flown over the site of old RAF Sharjah on 5th October 2012 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first passenger airplane to land in the UAE. The original airplane in question was a HP42. The Auster was purchased for the museum by the Ruler of Sharjah, probably earlier in 2012.

It is a nice little museum, with additional displays in the old resthouse showing parts, some engines and memorabelia and photos from the early days. There is also a larger display on how aircraft fly and about Air Arabia. I was also treated to a private display (I was very near to being the only visitor) of a 1937 filmclip called 'Air Outpost', which I've since found on Youtube as well:

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