‘Sharjah. Proposed Additional Accommodation to Rest House’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Detailed plan drawn by James Taylor Gray for Design Branch of the Air Ministry showing existing buildings and proposed extensions to RAF base in Shargah. Premises labelled for reference with dimensions given; proposed additions indicated in red.
Distinctive Features: Hand drawn sketch map showing the existing and proposed position of petrol dhow near Mu'airidh village in Ras Al Khamah. Lettered for reference with a key at the bottom left-hand corner. Signed and dated at the bottom right-hand corner.
‘File 7/2 V Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence and other papers related to ongoing negotiations with various Shaikhs on the Arab coast, for the installation of aerodrome facilties for use by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Imperial Airways. The principal correspondents in the file are Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Po...
