Historically sensitive view of Sharjah Al Mahatta airfield in 1932 with a Handley Page style aircraft arriving over desert terrain
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The Day an Airplane Landed in the Desert: Sharjah, 1932

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In October 1932, an Imperial Airways aircraft landed at Al Mahatta and placed Sharjah on a new aerial route between Britain, the Gulf and India.