The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing Kara-ana [Al Karaana] looking west. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
Tracing of Qatar Peninsula showing amended Coastline
Scope & Content:
The map consists of a tracing from Admiralty Chart No. 28376 of the Qatar Peninsula and neighbouring Bahrain. The map outlines the coast as shown on the original chart (in blue), and an amended coastline (in red) as shown by a Royal Air Force reconnaissance on 9 May 1934.
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing the Salwa Inlet looking south. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing Kara-ana [Al Karaana] looking north-west. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing Kara-ana [Al Karaana] looking west. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing Kara-ana [Al Karaana] looking west. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to two topics. The first topic is an attempt by the British Government to obtain permission for an emergency landing ground in Qatar during 1932. The second topic relates to the air facilities needed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) i...
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing Dohah [Doha] Palace looking south. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing the entrance of Horpal-Opiad looking west-north-west. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.
The photographic print is an aerial photograph showing Raiyan Fort [Al Rayyan] looking north-west. It was taken by the Royal Air Force during a reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula on 9 May 1934.