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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [149r] (297/431)
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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6* (a) (contd),
has, so far as is known, been despatched from Kabul to the provinces>
and there has been no visable increase in the number of 50 gallon
barrels of petrol on the Sherpur ae:odrome c ^ ^
A ^.t has been dug on the Birmaru hill immediately North of the Sherpur
aexjdrome and it is understood that one more petrol storage tank is to
be installed there. This tank is said to be under construeuio^i m
the Kabul arsenal, but its capacity is not known.
(b) six petrol storage tanks, each believed to be 10,000 gallon tanks,
on the Khwaja Rawash aerodrome are now fullo These tanks nave been
installed above ground as it was found that owing to water seepage
they could not be installed below ground. These storage tanks are
stated to have been constructed by the Indian Engineering Go^peny,
Peshawar. Two similar 10,000 gallon tanks have now been installed
above ground at the foot of the hills lg miles north of the Khwaja
Rawash aerodrome* It is not known whether these tanks are xull or
only partly filled.
7. Enquiries about American Aircraft.
t w
te There have been no further developments regarding the enquiries
de by Afghan pilots about American aircraft. They appear to have
cided that the American Vulture type of aircraft at any rate is
suitable for use in Afghanistan owing to its welded fusilage.
8. British Instructors.
Squadron Leader C.W. Ha. N. Newman left Kabul on the 19th July,
his years 1 contract having ended on the 19th June, 1942. The \
Legation was at first informed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs th..t\
a relief for S/L Newman as pilot Instructor would not be requ_red.
The Ministry of Defence were then approached and stated that they had
not been consulted, and were unaware that such a decision had been made.j
The next day the Ministry of Defence informed the Legation that a relief;
for s/L Neman would be required, and that the new pilot instructor
should be attached to the Afghan Air Force for a further year on
similar terms. This was later confirmed in mating by the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs. Squadron Leader Wigging ton R.A.F., tne new
pilot instructor, is now on his way to Ka.bu-1 from England. ^
The Ministry of Defence and the Comdt of the Air Force have on several
occasions during the quarter stressed the necessity of naving a P^lot
instructor attached to them who is a capable administrator and able to
advise them regarding the organisation of their Air Force and the
establishment of workshops etc., on the Khwaja Rawasn aerodrome.
(b) There are likely to be changes in the remaining British instructors
attached to the Afghan Air Force in November, 1942, and February, 1943.
Sgt. R. Gillett R.A.F. will complete his 2 years attachment in November,
1942 , and hopes to return to his unit for duty. ^
Mr. H» Bradley, Messrs Hawkers instructor end Mr. D.W.R. Robinson, ^
Messrs Rolls Royce instructor have been attached to the Air Force since
December, 1937, and their contracts expire in February, 1943.
Both have expressed a desire to return to England when their prese-^t
contracts expire. . n .
The question of providing reliefs for them is under consideration, but
no approaches regarding the problem have so far been ma.de to the Afghan
Government.
W.R.S.
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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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- 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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