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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [96r] (191/431)
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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Page 2.
1 . (b) (c:ntd)
■trainer aircraft. no , 1 v ) it is probably difficult for tnem to aeci ie
r-vhat policy to adopt regarding the purchase of new aircraft, since any
v.hangc in type may involve tn^m in heavy expenditure on spares and _
other auxiliary equipment, stated in my
bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
quarterly report oho
.i-ir Commandant realises that tne "General Purpose" type of aircro.ft is
the most suitable aircra.ft for meeting ^fgmn requirements, an^ tnat
V \
fr'
T
nis Govt, cannot afford to purchase or me, into in special types of
r light or medium bomber aircraft.
fighter
(c>
The ^fghan Govt.
- -i
were informe'
tiio enc
m
tney
jf December tnat
couio be supplied at snort notice with one "Tiger Motn 11 trainer
aircraft from Inoia at a cost of £1001 plus 15% departmental cnarges.
This re^ly was in response to an enquiry made by the nfgnan Govt, in
.nUcTust« 1943. as to the availability and cost of a "Tiger Moth'
trainer* The Ministry of Defence have not so^far stated ovhetner ti.ey
will accept the offer, but the iair Cormoandant is believe i to be
desirous of naving a "Tiger Moth" trainer aircraft sent to Kabul from
India f or trial* Owin; to weather conditions in Kabul, it is unlikely
that a "Tiger Moth" could be tested out on Kabul airfields before
Ma^ch 15th." The delay in reaching a decision regarding the offer of
the "Tiger Moth" is probably governed by the considerations given in
sub para (b above.
(d) The spares position for British Hind aircraft has^shown further
improvement, and spares ordered from India are being ..cliv^reu at
Peshawar or Kabul*.*
( e ) stocks of aviation petrol on the Shcrpur and Khwaja Ha wash _
oinfields show increase durinr the quarter, though stocks held at
Jalalabad arc believed to have increased slightly owing to imports from
India, and the necessity of meeting the requirements of the Flying
Training School,
(f
! ndi x
" to this report gives the number
aircraft, and the numocr of t-raine^. or parx>.lp x.rc,ine<
Afghan -i>.ir Force on 3Is l January, 1944.
.nd condition of
pilots in tne
2. Hind Squadrons.
(a) F Ivina H oursc . .
Flyin & training was conminueo. up to t.-it ^n^ oi
November on one lines given in one last quarterly r^^ort i
45 minutes flying per ^ilot per week. After December xst, no ilying
training has been carried out in Kabul, thougn occasional flignts
have been carried out by pilots between Kabul an.-, Jo.la.laba. -•
(b) Operations » , , . x •
xx few reconnaissance flignts were carnei out m
January, and it is thought that these were for the purpose of dropp-
± n cr messages or leaflets in tne Kunar valley of the Eastern Province
or" in tribal areas in the Southern Province*
(c) Standard of Flying Efficiency
There is no special change to report. Tne^Brxtish pilot
j instructor considers that the general standard is becoming lower
J owing to the lack of facilities for flying training*
(d) Accidents.
(e) Maintenance.
(i;
NIL.
The spares position is satisfactory and spares on ^rder
from India are now being delivered at Pesnawar an.. 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.
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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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- 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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