"تقرير عسكري عن بلاد فارس - المجلد I ١٩٣٠" [ظ‎‎٤‎٩] (١٥٤/١٠٣)

of flying 140 hours without complete overhaul. This
machine has no bomb-racks. The normal radius of action
of a D. H. 9. is approximately 200 miles at a cruising
speed of 80 m. p. h. and it can be assumed that these
aircrafts have a similar perfermance.
. 'There are no machine guns in any of the machines,
though some have mountings for Colt machine guns and
one of the Junkers is fitted for Lewis guns.
It is said that machine guns will be fitted when neces
sary.
With the exception of the 3D. H. 9s mentioned above
none of the machines are fitted with bomb dropping
apparatus. It is possible that all war material comes
from the U. S. S. R. On the other hand it is said that
there is a munition factory 15 miles from Tehran, the
engineers in which are German.
All machines are bought from abroad.
Personnel —
Pilots—9 Persians (trained in the U. S. S. R. and
France).
2 Germans—pilot-mechanics.
15 Foreign—mechanics.
All Persian pilots and mechanics are trained either in
the U. S. S. R. or in France.
Workshops. —There is a general workshop near Tehran.
The foremen are either Soviet subjects or Frenchmen. The
hands ore with few exceptions Persians.
Civil Aviation .—The Junkers Company has a monopoly
of civil air service in Persia and, under their agreement,
they are obliged to participate in internal military opera
tions by lending both machines and personnel.
None- of the Junkers machines, normally attached to
the Persian Air Force, have been sold to the Persian Gov
ernment. They are on loan and the Persian Government
has to pay for any losses which occur. The Company is
responsible for keeping all machines in repair. At the end
of 1929, the engines of the Company’s machines were being
changed.
Formerly the engines were 310 H. P. petrol engines.
The new engines have crude oil, and a 70 litre C. C. engine
burning crude oil will develop 1000 H. P.