Middle East Airlines Flight Captain Rare Photo 1971

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Rare collectible photo of the Middle East Airlines (MEA) Flight Captain. This Photo captured on February 1, 1971 in Studio Saint Joseph-Bauchrieh city in Lebanon.
Middle East Airlines – Air Liban S.A.L. more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA) is the flag carrier of Lebanon, with its head office in Beirut, near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. It operates scheduled international flights to Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport. MEA was founded on 31 May 1945 by Saeb Salam and Fawzi EL-Hoss with operational and technical support from BOAC. Operations started on 1 January 1946 using three de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapides on flights between Beirut and Nicosia, followed by flights to Iraq, Egypt, and Syria.