Female aviation pioneer recalls life above the clouds in Sharjah – The National
Female aviation pioneer recalls life above the clouds in Sharjah – The National
When Fatina Al Bitar arrived in the UAE from Syria in 1959 she was just three months old.
In May, 1971, Ms Al Bitar accompanied her uncle to a flying school in Sharjah, which opened just a few months before the UAE was formed.
The trips I enjoyed the most were those when I flew above the sea or above Fujairah where I was able to see and enjoy the beauty of the mountains