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Coll 5/13 ‘Afghanistan: Reports on condition of Afghan Air Force’ [16r] (31/106)
The record is made up of 1 file (51 folios). It was created in 26 Jul 1926-5 Feb 1929. 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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Only on* flight h»f. b««n carriad out raoently, whoa
tho BoyaX Taaily (oxoapt the King) wore owaouatog to
Kandahar on Si/lfi/SS. Tho pilot etatod that tho
aoroplano had only toon usa& throe tlinos hy tho King
iinoe hie ratum from European tour.
«• rugitAur os a.. sasxtc qvx,
in Tlow of the foot that tho aarroundlng country
ia in euah a oritioal atata owing to tho rhlnwarl rahal-
11on sad rop atad attaoks of the rahola of Baohal fatao
on Kabul, whloh hao nooealt&Ud. Tory Important air
operations, it ia conaidorod that tho reported strength
of alroraft, oto, oonstitutoa all tho effoctlre o^ulp*
meat of the Afghan Air force at present. It is further
considered that the work carried out represents the
maximum effort on a war operations basis with the present
material available. These operations have more or loss
proved that the var value of the Afghan pilot le Tory
low and that the oflioienoy of the Afghan &lr Toro*
depends on .Russians. This is borne out by Use fact
that during tho air operations against the ihinwarie
no Afghan pilots took part or woro even allowed by the
Huselans to fly as “observers* or “air gunners*•
It is believed that the neoensary workshop
facilities have been, or are being, provided, but as
no details are at present available, it is not possible
to predict the future state of effloionoy of tho aircraft
f t present the aircraft are being maintained in a reason
able state of efficiency.
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The file contains a number of reports submitted by Francis Henry Humphrys, HM Minister at Kabul, regarding the Afghan Air Force and the development of aviation in Afghanistan. These reports generally provide information on the following: the aircraft in use, the personnel employed, the armament available, the equipment and fuel stores, details on flight operations, and ground facilities.
Two particularly substantial reports included are as follows:
- A report on a conversation held by HM Minister with Mr Patwardhan of the Afghan Air Force in September 1926 (see folio 46).
- A report dated 7 January 1929 by C W L Trusk of the Royal Air Force on observations made between 18 December 1928 and 7 January 1929 (see folios 9-26 typed copy, and folios 27-32 for printed copy).
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 (51 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 9-26; these numbers are also written in pencil or printed, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1958
- Title
- Coll 5/13 ‘Afghanistan: Reports on condition of Afghan Air Force’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:52v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence