Leg 10: Oguzeli TR to Hadithah Airport IQ 329 NM 00:59:00 ETE
For this leg, we are back to following a famous river as a guidepost - The Euphrates - as it winds Southeast across Syria. Not surprisingly, many beginnings of civilization began by the banks of these water bodies, and it’s apparent even today with numerous population centers next to and astride the river - and the lush green of cultivation and agriculture it sustains thanks to the large headwaters from which the river flows. We end the leg at a rough unlit airfield near the Syrian-Iraqi border, fortunately before sun down.
