Mike Mahon

Page Eleven

http://www.lifehistoriesarchive.com/Files/MMS33.pdf

'Gulf Air pilots were very strict and operated strictly by the book. Observing this a friend of mine decided to have a bit of fun at their expense.'

'Surely they could identify a civilian aircraft from a military threat '

'...some of the other captains assured me that pilots were exempt from their religious duties when flying in the interests of safety'

'...regardless of world disasters the first item had to be concerning the Sheik even if it was as mundane as his meeting the French ambassador '

'Once on landing in Dhahran Saudi customs found a girlie magazine left behind by one of the passengers. They went berserk threatened to jail the whole crew and impound the aircraft '

'Well mate, it's like this, if you see a vehicle coming towards you, whichever side of the road he's on, it's better to get on the other side'