When I worked in the UAE from 2000 to 2004 I became very interested in the history of aircraft crashes in the Trucial States during WW2. I wrote up those that I could find and, aware of the story of Hannibal, looked into that event as far as I could. Like others before me, I found nothing more than was known already. I and some friends even traced the possible overland course toward Sharjah in the forlorn (but not really serious) hope of finding some trace in fencing of camel enclosures (!). Of course, nothing. I still find the story tantalising.
http://www.adias-uae.com/publication...yergarey04.pdf
Laurence