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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’ [182r] (363/431)
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
Appendix "A" to this report gives the number and condition of
aircraft, and the number of trained or partly trained pilots in
the Afghan Air Force on the 31st July, 1941.
2. HIND SQUADRONS .
(a) F lying Hours.
There has been an increase over last quarter due to better
weather. The average number of flying hours has been one hour
per pilot per week. These have all been short training flights
near Kabul, and no Hind aircraft have left Kabul on long distance
training flights.
(b) Operations.
It has now been discovered that the three Hind aircraft which
carried out reconnaissance flights over the Kunar area between the
27th March and the 3rd April must have fired some ammunition as
empty cases have been found in the aircraft by the British instruct
ors. No operations have been carried out during the quarter under
report, but nine aircraft have been "standing by" since the beginn-
they
ing of July and it is under stood/are to proceed to Jalalabad if
required. It is thought that this move is connected with a
possible recrudescence of Mohmand unrest in the Kunar valley.
(c) Standard of Flying Efficiency .
Little effort has been made to increase the flying efficiency
of the individual pilot. This is due to the lack of drive and
initiative on the part of the squadron commanders.
Some of the pilots are never likely jto become efficient ov/ing to
age and the lack of courage and initiative.
Practice in formation flying has been the dominant feature, but no
other serious training has been carried out.
(d) Accidents .
The following accidents occurred during the quarters-
(i) At Paghman when the British pilot instructor force landed
owing to the engine cutting out.
(ii) At Khwaja Rawash when an aircraft turned over due to a bad
landing by an Afghan pilot.
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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