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Coll 5/54 ‘Afghanistan: Training of Afghan Air Personnel in India’ [82r] (163/519)
The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1937-15 Jul 1946. 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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the past four months has Included bombing and
gunnery and since in these subjects as well as
navigation and reconnai^ance they have achieved
a good average standard it may be said that they
are fit to take their places on air operations.
It must be realised however that the pilot is
only one member of the crew. Given good co
operation between pilot and observer the present
trainees will display a higji standard of skill
in air operations.
The observers have reached a good
standard of efficiency. They have, with the
pilots, been instructed during the past four
months in bombing and gunnery and as crew
members may therefore be considered fit to
participate in air operations.
The fitter/riggers have acquired an
immense amount of knowledge. One or two
possess a natural aptitude for such work and
are more advanced than their colleagues, on
the other hand constant practice will now be
necessary to enable all to obtain the ultimate
benefit of the instruction given, owing to
the specialised nature of the knowledge they
have acquired it is of great importance that
they should be employed for at least one year
solely on Hawker aircraft. The work they have
carried out qualifies them for the execution of
day-to-day maintenance and periodic inspections.
Ability to carry out major inspections, repairs
and workshop overhauls will develops with
continued practical experience. No effort
should be spared in these first few months in
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The file contains correspondence related to arrangements for the training of personnel for the Afghan Air Force by the Government of India: such as accommodation and messing arrangements, training provision, numbers of students, estimated expenditures, uniform requirements etc. The majority of the file focuses on documenting three training schools held in 1937, 1938-39, and 1939-40 respectively. The file includes detailed reports for each session, which include progress summaries for individual students: see folios 173-185 (1937), 77-119 (1938-39), and 40-44 (1939-40). This training was undertaken at the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Karachi.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler and Giles Frederick Squire), officials of the 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. , and representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
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.
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- 1 file (258 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 259; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2008
- Title
- Coll 5/54 ‘Afghanistan: Training of Afghan Air Personnel in India’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:143v, 145r:162v, 164r:242v, 244r:254v, 256r:259v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence