Registration / Serial:IL860
Aircraft Original Type:Ilyushin Il-14
Aircraft Generic Type:Ilyushin Il-14
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-14P
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Meghaduta II
City / Airport:Sharjah - Al Mahatah (closed)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:31 July 1965
Photo by:John PhillipsContact
Photo ID:287592Submit Correction
View count: 1051
VIP fit. Named "Meghaduta II" in English and Hindi underneath cockpit window. Arr.1140. Night stopover leaving at 1030 on the 1st. Used entire runway length to get airborne, no doubt due to all of the solid oak panelling used in the cabin! The RAF left in 1971 when the "Trucial States" became the United Arab Emirates, the airfield becoming the Emirates International Airport until the new one was opened in 1977. King Abdul Aziz Street is built on the old runway. The ATC, a hangar and the old fort used by Imperial Airways are now incorporated in the "Al Mahatta" museum.
Registration / Serial:IL860
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-14P
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Sharjah - Al Mahatah (closed)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:31 July 1965
Photo by:John PhillipsContact
Registration / Serial:IL860
Aircraft Original Type:Ilyushin Il-14
Aircraft Generic Type:Ilyushin Il-14
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-14P
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Meghaduta II
City / Airport:Sharjah - Al Mahatah (closed)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:31 July 1965
Photo by:John PhillipsContact
Photo ID:287592Submit Correction
View count: 1051
VIP fit. Named "Meghaduta II" in English and Hindi underneath cockpit window. Arr.1140. Night stopover leaving at 1030 on the 1st. Used entire runway length to get airborne, no doubt due to all of the solid oak panelling used in the cabin! The RAF left in 1971 when the "Trucial States" became the United Arab Emirates, the airfield becoming the Emirates International Airport until the new one was opened in 1977. King Abdul Aziz Street is built on the old runway. The ATC, a hangar and the old fort used by Imperial Airways are now incorporated in the "Al Mahatta" museum.
Registration / Serial:IL860
Aircraft Version:Ilyushin Il-14P
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
City / Airport:Sharjah - Al Mahatah (closed)Map
Country:United Arab Emirates
Photo Date:31 July 1965
Photo by:John PhillipsContact