"ملف 7/4 شؤون الطيران وسلاح الجوّ" [و‎‎١‎١‎٠] (٥٠٦/٢٢٨)

Reference
|03S/29/3/Alr.l
K 0.2C3# () Squadron,
Royal Air Force,
Margil, BASRAH«
1 IRAQ.
17th. August, 1929.
The political Agent,
BAHRSIR.
Subject
1. SITS:
LAKDBi (i GROUNDS IK THE PERSIAN GULF.
As instructed in para. 6 (a) of Air Headquarters
letter reference Ho. 7277/29 dated 23rd. July, 1929, I have examined
TJjjtjJie landing, ground already marked out at MANAMA and agree that
» the site is suitable having good road connection with, and being
f^in close prosaimity to the town an.d to the present flying boat
moorings and,also, to a good alternative site for moorings in
KHOR KALIYA BriY,
2 AREA .
In addition to the 1800 feet square marked on the
, it is considered desirable that the whole of the area
enclosed .isrithin the aerodrome boundary line shown on the plan
should be leased by the Royal Air Force to prevent further
encroachment; and that Shaikh Sulman, the owner of one of the
existing encroachments, should be persuaded to withdraw and
compensated for loss of possession.
The land lying to the westward side of the
aerodrome and between it and the date gardens should be reserved
at a nominal rental to prevent the erection of buildings or other
obstructions to flying which may otherwise arise.
5. MARK BIG AI.D lEVELL IM G ,
It is recommended that a concrete circle
approximately 10 feet in diameter should be provided at once
and painted white at the spot chosen as the centre of the
aerodrcme which has been marked with a ?/ooden peg. This would
later on be replaced by the standard circle of approximately
50 feet diameter. Levellingof the mounds, boundary posts, and
other ridges and small inequalities should be commenced from
the centre working outwards till the whole area within the
boundary of the aerodrcme is considered satisfactory for the use
of the aeroplanes* The comers of the aerodrome should then be
indicated by n L u shaped markingseach change od? direction
10 feet long A 4 feet broad. If not removed, the stone ridge
at the N.W. Comer should be indicated with one or two white
crosses to indicate the existing obstruction.
Further advice and instructions can always be
provided by the personnel of flying boats on their periodical visits
to BAHREIN .
4. AGCOMMODATIQ3.
The location of the petrol store and any other
necessary buildings should be on the eastern side of the aerodrome
near KHOR KALIYA BAY so as to be available for the joint use of
land planes and flying boats.
If the old Quarantine Station is taken over by
the Royal Air Force this site would probably serve the dual
purpose, although rather far from the aerodrome.
Gaitinued/ -
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