Oman 1961 – Miscellaneous photos A GULF AVIATION DC3 lands at Firq ‘International’ Airport,...

Oman 1961 – Miscellaneous photos

A GULF AVIATION DC3 lands at Firq ‘International’ Airport, near Nizwa. ‘International’ because it was used by Englishmen, Scots, Welsh, Irish (including Ulstermen), an occasional Aussie, Arabs and several other nationalities. The airport (landing strip) facilities

were as you see them!


Modern transport ahead of the more traditional means.

At least the latter didn’t get mined.


A heavily-laden three tonner (army or civilian?) wends it weary way along the dirt road. Where exactly? Now there are asphalted highways in the Oman and highly developed and landscaped towns.

What a difference the finding of oil has made.

OMAN - More colour photos of the camp at Nizwa

View of the MT park (1961 version) looking towards Nizwa from the top of the camp guard tower (below left).


The watch tower and the searchlight.


The cookhouse building with the coldstore and makeshift ‘club’ for recreation (boozing and bawdy songs!). Note the wall made from petrol and kerosene flimsies.


Some S.O.A.F. planes ‘buzz’ the Nizwa camp sometime during 1961.


A view towards Nizwa from across the wadi, near where we built a dam for a swimming pool.


Looking towards the camp from the roof of Nizwa town fortress. The camp guard tower can just be seen above the palms at centre-left.


Dhobi Wallahs.


Someone tries out an Arab weapon.

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