U.A.E. flag
U.A.E. flag
Flag of Sharjah
Flag of Sharjah
 1936 : Meher Baba. Image colourized by Anthony Zois.
1936 : Meher Baba. Image colourized by Anthony Zois.
Sharjah
Sharjah

OCTOBER 24, 1936

Imperial Airways "Hadrian " : Hadley Page 42
Imperial Airways "Hadrian " : Hadley Page 42

Courtesy of Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri - Vol.6-7 : p 2041 ( 1st Edition )

Cropped photo of Meher Baba taken in Nasik, India in 1936
Cropped photo of Meher Baba taken in Nasik, India in 1936
 Map showing the 1936 plane, ship, road & train routes. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.
Map showing the 1936 plane, ship, road & train routes. Map graphics by Anthony Zois.

 

Routes

The route that the plane took was  from Karachi  -  Gwadar, Muscat, Oman  -  Sharjah, U.A.E.  -  Bahrein  -  Kuwait  -  Basra, Iraq  -  Baghdad, Iraq.

 

The plane Meher Baba and his men flew in was called the "Hadrian" - one of 8 plane in the Hadley-Page Imperial Airways fleet. Each plane was given a name.

Hadrian's registration was "AAUE"  No.42 / 2

 

The price to fly between Karachi and Baghdad was over 30 English pounds

 

Click below to learn about the plane flown

http://www.meherbabatravels.com/air-travels/hadrian-hp42-handley-page-1936/

 

 

OCTOBER 24, 1936

 

Baba and the mandali left Karachi on the 24th on the 24-seat Imperial Airways Hadrian biplane.  It was his ninth foreign journey. Baba's first international air travel proved distressing for Kaka and Chanji who suffered from headaches and vomited during the flight, due to severe turbulence from Bahrain to Basra.


Lord Meher Page 1739 ( 2nd Edition )

Image colourized by Anthony Zois.
Image colourized by Anthony Zois.
Meher Baba : 1936
Meher Baba : 1936

SHARJAH