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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [78r] (155/431)
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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airci’aft has been taken up unofficially with the American Le^tioh
in Kabul; and the American Minister and the U«S*A# Military
Attache nave stated that the U*S*A* Govt have no intention
of competing with the British in Afghan air force affairs or
of supplying aircraft to Afghanistan at present 9 Arrangements
have also boon made whereby any suspicions which>may exist
on either side can be discussed and settled amicably between
the two Legatio?as in Kabul#
(g) Plying training during the quarter has been as ussual
limited to short flights of 30 minutes duration per pilot per
week| with a slight increase prior to the Independence
Celebrations for practising formation flying#
(h> The Minister of Defence is to select the officers
mentioned in my last report,who are to proceed to India, for ■
advanced flying training providing facilities can be provided
by the Govt of India# There has also been a suggestion, not
amounting to a request; that a few young officers of good
family and education should go to India for initial and
advanced flying training with a view to training them as future
squadron commanders* F*M# Muhd Ihsan Khan the Comdt of the
Air Force is still sick and the Govt have realised that with
one or two {^oss^blocexcCptions they have no one to replace
him should he become permanently unfit#
(i) Appendix A to this report gives the number an£ con
dition of aircraft, and the number of trained or pertly
trained pilots in the Afghan air force on 31st July 1944#
2 .
(a) Fly jp g Ho urff No change durirg the quarter#
These are described in para 1 (a># In addition the
following recce flights were carried out *-
( 1 ) On 5th June, one Hind aircraft from Kabul vas des
patched to Khost, stayed the night at Gardez and returned to
Kabul next day#
(11) On 2nd July, three Hind aircraft from Kabul were
aent to Khost, and returned to Kabul after being a^y for 2
hours.
(j. 11) On ITth July, nine aircraft were despatched to Khost
to carry out a recce# They retimed to Kabul after an absence
of 2 hours#
(c) St andard of Flying Effic Aencyv No change#
(d) Accidents* Minor only# Four Hind aircraft were under
going repair in workshops on 31st July©
(e) Maintomnco• No# change, the spares position will, be
satisfactory when spares on order arrive
from India©
(f>
V *T» Section
The fc/T lorry is still at Gardez, and is
being utilized for maintaining communication
with the civil W/T station at Kabul®
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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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- Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’
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- front, front-i, 2r:215v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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