Our good friend Mahmoud Ezzeldin from Egypte reports about a recent wings & wheels event in the region.
"This event was held to welcome the Vintage Air Rally as it passes through Egypt on its 'way'to Cape Town (what an adventure!). The Vintage Air Rally, is an oldtimer airplane event took off from Crete in Greece with some 20 participating Vintage Planes made between 1922 & 1939 , plus a few modern machines.Classic cars came to the 6th October Airport on Sunday the 13th of November in the morning to welcome the vintage planes and get their photo taken of the classic cars and the vintage planes together on the actual airport's apron.
After welcoming the Vintage Air Rally, the pilots had a chance to ride in the classics from the 6th of October Airport to the Pyramids of Giza, where a press conference and cocktail reception was held.
The Pyramids of Giza also witnessed a feat that had not occurred in 80 years. The landing of a Pre-War Biplane at the pyramids plateau. In cooperation with the Avation Club of Egypt & Vintage Wheels Egypt.
(text and photos Mahmoud Ezeldin)