I was wrong Laurence, the vertical photo confirms it is Sharjah. The paved parking ramp threw me and I was thinking the VC10 could have belonged to the Oman Royal Flight. The last time I landed at the old Sharjah Airport was in an IAS Cargo Britannia (G-AOVF) on the 17th Oct 1976. I remember the tarmac runway being visible from the grotty hotel we stayed at outside the western boundary of the airfield. I also remember leaving Brit parked on sand overnight as I was a bit worried about it sinking in. Then again, memory plays
funny tricks when you are as ancient as me.
ps: I like the photo of the Twin Pin on 1960 Page 1 of the MAMS website