Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [39r] (77/431)
The record is made up of 1 file (214 folios). It was created in 14 Jun 1938-30 Dec 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Para If(iv).
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k firm request together with full details of the
personnel to be trained in India is awaited;
(v) a request, which has only recently bepome firm for
j-lvv. ^.lAh^sop'oiky of •samples of supply dropping equipment
from India;
(vi) requests, which have now largely been implemented
for the supply of 2000 R.A.F. type 20 lb bombs and
200 R.A.F. 11 lb practice bombs.
2. HiadJlquadrans
/
(a) ElyingJiauraq.
Afghan
Operations in the Kunar valley provided. 10 r Afgh;
ith ample flying training but those left in Kabul
)e content with 8t hours flying training during
to be content wi th St hpurs flying training during
a period of six months. Owing to snow and adverse weather
conditions no flying training could be carried out in Kabul
during January, February and the greater part of march.
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(b)
increased
of the pili . , _ . . ^
no serviceable trainer or operational aircraft available
for use by them.
Active operations against the Safis and Kohmands
in the Kunar valley ended early in November, but 4 Hind
aircraft were retained in Jalalabad for the winter'months
as a precautionary measure. These aircraft carried out
reconnaissances in tribal areas in both the Eastern and
Southern Provinces during the winter, but so far as is
known were not called on to support action by ground
troops against the tribes. The 4 Hind aircraft at Jalalabad
are expected to return to Kabul about the middle of Ifoy.
(d)
One Kind aircreft crash landed on the Jalalabad
airfield during January and is a total loss. ^Another
Hind aircraft crash landed on the Shorpur airfield on
Anril 30th while practicing the dropping of messages and
is also a total loss. The 'crew of two escaped injury.
(e)
One Hind aircraftjgas overhauled completely
during the winter, and o ne Hind air craft is. being rebuilt
from aircraft scrapped as unserviceable. The.lack of
engine' spare's and propellers has held up repair^of Hind
aircraft, but ten propellers, out of 24 ordered^from
England are expected lo reach Kabul shortly, when these
propellers arrive it is hoped to make five more nind
aircraft serviceable.
(f) IZTJL^ioji^
The section has been inactive except for certain
officers who attended a course of instruction held by
Sgt. J. Lee, Royal Signals who was attached to tne Afghan
Army for two months in December and January to teach the
use of No. 18,19 and 22 wireless sets. The Afghan dovt nave
asked for the loan of the services of a British N.C.0. as...
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The file contains periodical reports by the British Military Attaché at Kabul (Colonel Alexander Stalker Lancaster) on the Afghan Air Force, they cover the period 1 March 1938 to 31 October 1947. There is a gap for the period 2 May 1938 to 31 October 1940 for which no reports are present in the file.
The reports cover a range of topics such as training flights, operations conducted, condition of aircraft, accidents, maintenance work, availability of spares, petrol stores, ground facilities, administrative or political developments, and any proposals for the purchase of additional aircraft. The reports also cover the positions of the British Instructors at Kabul relative to their Italian counterparts, and indicate the progress made in training Afghan students.
The file includes a report by Squadron Leader Reid (see folios 22-23) on his testing of the Avro Anson XIX, and a report by Squadron Leader B P King on his testing of the de Havilland Tiger Moth (see folios 82-83), for service in Afghanistan.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (214 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 215; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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