‘File 7/2 VI Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [‎252r] (522/618)

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!• n # A # r\ reQulroments are full Qccoswodntlon for
one ecjundron at ench plfioe, with hospital occonmodatlon
and eeriiiin •?• instnll6tion6«
2m The preeent position {16th April) is that 16
"bomati" huto ^local tjrpo of conetnictlon built of
pain stalks nnd chittol on laalli frames have been
built in the ""hospital^ area close to r^fAHJAR ort^ and
are occupied by the portion of the squadron now operat
ing froia IHARJAR. The full s uadron caian a ohoa t dist
ance a^ay hr^s been started^ also in I'arusti, and arrange-
raents ai e in hand to start the squadi^on Ofwap at FTJAI,
which will be built in local cor el stone. The Senior
geologist of 'etroleum Gbnceasioife Ltd#, ulio has surveyed
the nren, reports that It is no at unlikely that drilling
will obtain potable wnter» Ve i3ust> f therefore, continue
to rely on the local system of s&sllow wells* fc'roia Ins
pection the wster bearing areas at both places ore fairly
wide and it should be possible to sink several mor^j wells,
but in the hot weather salinity may increase and the wells
will have to be used with care not to overdrsw*
3* RMM Port rower House contains three 20 kT
sln-le phase, ^30 ^olt generators* T'ortaally one r iet
C'ies the or<firload, a sreond being renuir< rhen the
Airway beacon or B«0 # A # C* ice plant is in use* Arrange
ments are in hand to make use of this spar© power as
follows*-
100 ceiling fans reaoved from Habbaniya will be
fitted in the 16 barusti huts of the hospital ^ irwip*
VOltr^e drop prevents any possibility of providing elec
tric power in the squ^ron camps* S*%-* .(lAM) has pro
mised to supply four | ton single phase air coolers, tshich
will be installed in two stone built huts each 50 f x 15*,
built close to the fort. ^ese huts will have double
atone walls nnd double roofs, to provide as much insula
tion as possible* Ixeir object is to enable flylnr crewc
usincr them In rotation to get as much rest as possible*
?ho huts will be put in hand now. Tf experience proves
that the very hi h humidity puts too great a strain on
the cooling sets for thia cubic content, huts will be
reduced in size by welling off a portion* A 1-ton field
ice plant, from UI.O.C., will be erected near the fort*
The ^hole of these amenities will be concentrated aro\md
'iHA JA!T* rTB T wi 1 be rerarded as a satellite aerodrome
and is unlikely to be in continuous occupation* T Tuts not
electrified will be given hf»nd pulled punkhas*
4* Both landing grounds ore now usable. JHAI J AH is
in regular use and is beinir extended to improve it* xten-
iion of DUBAI is in hand, but it is not beinf: marked out
as /