Gulf
Aviation ’60
(image copyright Bjorn Larsson www.timetableimages.com)
Gulf Aviation
Gulf Aviation Company was established
in Bahrain in 1949. The founder was a former RAF pilot, Freddie Bosworth. Scheduled
operations based in Bahrain commenced on 5 July 1950 to Doha (Qatar), Sharjah
(Trucial States, latterly UAE) and to Dhahran (Saudi Arabia). By 1960 they were
also serving Muscat (Oman). The original fleet comprised of several Ansons and, briefly, a de Havilland DH.86B Express.
The de Havilland Dove replaced these. During the course of the 1950s de Havilland Heron and
Douglas C-47/Dakota aircraft joined the fleet. These flights used all three
types.
The flights below came from the October
’60 timetable from www.timetableimages.com
.
Kuwait – Bahrein (GF12/GF11)
|
Heading |
Distance |
Down
Thu |
City
Name |
ICAO |
Up Wed |
Heading |
Distance |
|
142 |
0 |
0700*
(Local Time) |
Kuwait |
OKBK |
1615* |
- |
242.6 |
|
- |
242.6 |
0950 |
Bahrein |
OBBS |
1520 |
323 |
0 |
Bahrein – Dhahran (GF1A/GF2A)
|
Heading |
Distance |
Down
Mon |
City
Name |
ICAO |
Up Mon |
Heading |
Distance |
|
309 |
0 |
0730 |
Bahrein |
OBBS |
0830 |
- |
31.4 |
|
- |
31.4 |
0750 |
Dhahran |
OEDR |
0810 |
129 |
0 |
Bahrein – Sharjah (GF3/GF4)
|
Heading |
Distance |
Down
Wed |
City
Name |
ICAO |
Up Wed |
Heading |
Distance |
|
125 |
0 |
0800 |
Bahrein |
OBBS |
1355 |
- |
65.8 |
|
087 |
65.8 |
0900 |
Doha |
OTBD |
1310 |
305 |
214.4 |
|
- |
214.4 |
1035 |
Sharjah |
OMSJ |
1115 |
268 |
0 |
Bahrein – Abu Dhabi – Sharjah (GF3A/GF8A)
|
Heading |
Distance |
Down
Thu |
City
Name |
ICAO |
Up Sat |
Heading |
Distance |
|
125 |
0 |
1025 |
Bahrein |
OBBS |
1705 |
- |
65.8 |
|
105 |
65.8 |
1125 |
Doha |
OTBD |
1620 |
305 |
175.2 |
|
040 |
175.2 |
1255 |
Abu
Dhabi |
OMAA |
1445 |
285 |
71.4 |
|
- |
71.4 |
1340 |
Sharjah |
OMSJ |
1345 |
220 |
0 |
Bahrein – Muscat (GF9/GF10)
|
Heading |
Distance |
Down
Sun |
City
Name |
ICAO |
Up Sun |
Heading |
Distance |
|
125 |
0 |
0800 |
Bahrein |
OBBS |
1820 |
- |
65.8 |
|
087 |
65.8 |
0900 |
Doha |
OTBD |
1735 |
305 |
214.4 |
|
123 |
214.4 |
1100 |
Sharjah |
OMSJ |
1535 |
268 |
183.5 |
|
- |
183.5 |
1235 |
Muscat |
OOMS |
1320 |
304 |
0 |
Flight Simulator Files
Devon and Heron aircraft can be found for FS2004 and FSX on
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