A sketch map sent to the Political Agent at Bahrain by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (see folio 132), for the purpose of coming to a definitive arrangement with the Royal Air Force (RAF) respecting the Muharraq Aerodrome. It is divided into three sections: "A" area owned...
‘PERSIAN GULF: PLANS OF THE NORTH EAST COAST OF BAHRAIN ISLAND’
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A map included to illustrate proposals for an alighting area at Manama to facilitate the introduction of flying boat services by Imperial Airways via Bahrain. It illustrates the seaborne approaches to Bahrain Harbour and Khor Kaliya [Khawr al Qulay‘ah]. The map shows Bahrain island and the surro...
A map illustrating Dubai Creek created as a result of a survey undertaken between 11-14 January 1941 by Bernard Whitteron, Chartered Civil Engineer, on behalf of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). It is appended to a report: see folios 43-47. The purpose of the survey is to investig...
A sketch map showing Sharjah Creek (also referred to as Shajah Khor) created as a result of a survey undertaken by the Nearchus: this survey shows the whole creek. An appended note dated 5 January 1940 by John Baron Howes, Political Officer for the Trucial Coast can be found on folio 54. The purp...
A sketch map showing a section of Sharjah Creek (also referred to as Shajah Khor) created as a result of a survey undertaken by the Nearchus: a sketch map of the whole creek can be found on folio 53. An appended note dated 5 January 1940 by John Baron Howes, Political Officer for the Trucial Coas...
A sketch map showing a section of Sharjah Creek (also referred to as Shajah Khor) created as a result of a survey undertaken by the Nearchus: a sketch map of the whole creek can be found on folio 53. An appended note dated 5 January 1940 by John Baron Howes, Political Officer for the Trucial Coa...
‘ROUGH SKETCH Showing SHUWĀIKH area to be reserved for K.O.C. use’
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A rough sketch of the Shuwāikh [Bandar ash Shuwaykh] area – outlined in red crayon – to be reserved for the use of the Kuwait Oil Company. It also shows Graain Island [Jazīrat Qurayn], a cement jetty, Al Ghanim's Quarry, a disused quarry, and an octagonal tower. The coast-line has been highlight...
Sketch map of proposed route for Gilgit flight, 1936
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The map shows the proposed route for the annual Royal Air Force flight to Gilgit, planned for the end of October 1936, shown by a red dotted line; it is proposed to try a more direct route than that taken previously in order to determine its suitability for civil aircraft. The flight path passes...
Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935
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The map illustrates the river valleys reconnoitred around Gilgit by a flight of Royal Air Force planes in October 1935. The areas reconnoitred are highlighted by orange dashes within a green box. The scale is 16 miles to 1 inch.
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
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Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes the headline and a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing an RAF Hawker Hart fl...
