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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [97r] (193/431)
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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2. (e) (cont*^>
(ii) The wintar season, v;nicn results in fewer aircraft being used
fb training purposes, nas given Mr. Pearson, Messrs xiolls ncyce
mecMnic an opportunity to overnaul a number of engines.
(f > Photo or ay: hi c a no. W /T Sections.
There have been no hevelopdmonts or activity in those
two sections during the quarter.
(g) x^rmy Co-.;,.oration.
One aircraft was allotted for the purpose of carrying
out a small army co-operation seneme in conjunction with cadets of the
Military College during January. The aircraft carried out eight short
flights involving bombing and machine gunning ground targets and general
reconnaissance duties in the Butkhak area east of Kabul.
Cadets of the Military College were also shown the various types of air-r
craft in the Afghan x-.ir F orco, and some of the aircraft equipment on
the Sharpur airfield.
3 4 Romec SouaIron.
(a) Flying hours.
as rtported for Hind Squadrons in para 2 (a) above.
(b) Q,^erati ms. NIL.
(c) Stan.,.ar_ of Flying; Ffficiw-ncy. No cnange,
(d) x-. ccidents . NIL.
(e) Mainteno.nce.
Tuere is no cnan^e in ohe position, and Spares, partic
ularly lower main planes and under carriage struts are urgently required.
Tnc British instructors are attempting to manufacture locally certain
spares for Romeo aircraft.
4. Breda Trainer x.ircraft.
(i) x-x Breda trainer crash landed on the Jalalabad airfield in January,
and is believed to b«= beyond repair. The damage-'’, aircraft has been
.-'ht to Kabul by motor lorry.
(ii) Only one Breda 28 aircraft is now in a serviceable condition.
This aircraft has been kept in reserve for a considerable period.
5. Flyina Training School.
(a) The school moved to Jalalabad for the winter months at the bogin-
ing of December., T.M. .dbdur Razaq Khan, flying, instructor is in command
of the school. There are b student pilots under training, 1 and they are
all carrying out solo flights. Each student haa completed about 35
flying hours. One Breda and two Hind aircraft wore being utilized for
training, but the Breda trainer became unserviceable in January, and three
Hind aircraft are now being used.
(b) Tnere are now only 8 student, mecnanics and fitters under train
ing in Kabul, one having died in January.
6 • xxirf ields.
(a) Sneivur.
Work on tne construction of two new bumb stores has ceased
for the winter months.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 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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