Old, not bold: Noted re the rudder.
I am fascinated to know you flew down to Al Ain (as it is now) in the Prentice. I wonder which of the two airfields that was, at the time. They were both called Buraimi, the oasis next door. One was Buraimi Daudi and the other Buraimi Hamasa. The RAF used Daudi, which was to the south.east of the town. The other, across the border in Oman, a couple of km north of it. Hamasa is still in use by the Oman Police Air Wing, while Daudi disapperared under a housing estate last year. Forumites like JW411, brakedwell and capot knew the area well. Daudi was notable in that finals to the western end of the runway was in line with the "new" Hilton hotel, which was a worry.
See the post at
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...d-airport.html
Laurence