Old airfield at Masafi, UAE?
I just returned from a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates. While there I was taken by a friend to a possible airfield site he had discovered. I wonder if any of out forumites might have known it in the 1950s or 1960s. Brakedwell? JW411?
The strip is just outside the village of Masafi and the north and south ends of the "runway" are at: N25 21 06.5, E56 10 52.9 and N25 20 38.8, E56 10 36.9 (visible on Google Earth). The surface is hard and stony, and seems to have been bulldozed so that there are obvious longitudinal piles of larger stones all along it. It is about 1000m long and 15m wide. I cannot see what else it could be but a runway. Could it have been built by the Trucial Scouts? If so, why? There is no junk lying around, and there are no buildings.
I have photos if they can be of use or interest.
Any takers? Thanks
Laurence