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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [40r] (79/431)
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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P^ra 2(f) Contd. Page 5.
7//T instructor from the Govt of India and ho is expected to
reach Kabul in the near future.
(g)
The section has been inactive during the period under
review.
(h)
Nil, except for any support the aircraft teiqperarily
stationed at Jalalabad may nave given to troops engaged in
operations against the Saiis in ohe Kunar valley in November
last,
3,
(a) Elyinte-ii^uis.a.
Eight pilots were each given 11 hours flying training
during the past six months. This was barely sufficient to
keep them in flying practice.
(b) FlyingJ^ficiaoayj. No change.
(c) Qp^raiiojas- Nil,
(d) A^idanis*.
One aircraft broke its propeller and has become
unserviceable until a replacement_can be obtained. One
aircraft broke its mainplane but is repairable in Kabul..
(g) IMniumanaa*
There are now 5 serviceableZaircraft, otherwise there
is no change and repairs to the aircraft depend on obtaining
spares.. The two propelllers sent to the R.a.F. in Karachi
for repairs have not been returned so far.
4. Jiiiianif t ^
There are now no serviceable Breda trainers and it
is intended to scrap them.
5. taarmn_Iiainii2i-Aiicraf t ^
This aircraft has remained in store during the winter.
Spares for the Stearman wure available in India, but have
now been handed over by the U.3. Army authorities to the
Govt of India together with other surplus army equipment. The
Afghan Govt have not however made any request to this Legation
for the supply of spares for the Stearman.
6, Fiying_Traiiiing_s^haal J .
The school has remained closed owing to lack of %
students for training. The Commandant of the" Air Force is
however, engaged in the selection of 120 to_140 students
for aviation training from military and civil schools in Kabul.
It is honed to be able to train 60 of these students in Kabul
and thntHhe Govt of India will provide facilities for training
the remainder in India. No firm request has however yet been
made for training Afghan aviation students in India.
7. Aiifie
(a) S herpu r. No change.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (214 folios)
- Arrangement
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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2034
- Title
- Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’
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- front, front-i, 2r:215v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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