Muglad
Transport
It is served by a railway station on the Waw branch of Sudan Railways.
It is the junction for a branch line to the oil fields at Abu Jabra.
In late 70's and early 80's the Muglad airfield was very active owing to the Chevron Aviation department operations to support oil exploration logistics. The type of aircraft included Twin Otter DHC6, DC3, Convair and Hercules.
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References
Muglad in front of ICRC office 2011
An oil service company manager waiting for equipment arrival at the Muglad airfield
Transamerica Hercules manoeuvring on the Muglad airstrip in 1981. Leased to Chevron, it operated daily from Khartoum transporting critical supplies and personnel to the area
At the Muglad airstrip, Chevron company and contractor personnel arrive or depart, and materials are transferred. A company jeep is in the foreground.
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