مجموعة ٥/٧٣ "سلاح الجو الأفغاني: تقارير" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٤٣١/٧٧)

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k firm request together with full details of the
personnel to be trained in India is awaited;
(v) a request, which has only recently bepome firm for
j-lvv. ^.lAh^sop'oiky of •samples of supply dropping equipment
from India;
(vi) requests, which have now largely been implemented
for the supply of 2000 R.A.F. type 20 lb bombs and
200 R.A.F. 11 lb practice bombs.
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(a) ElyingJiauraq.
Afghan
Operations in the Kunar valley provided. 10 r Afgh;
ith ample flying training but those left in Kabul
)e content with 8t hours flying training during
to be content wi th St hpurs flying training during
a period of six months. Owing to snow and adverse weather
conditions no flying training could be carried out in Kabul
during January, February and the greater part of march.
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(b)
increased
of the pili . , _ . . ^
no serviceable trainer or operational aircraft available
for use by them.
Active operations against the Safis and Kohmands
in the Kunar valley ended early in November, but 4 Hind
aircraft were retained in Jalalabad for the winter'months
as a precautionary measure. These aircraft carried out
reconnaissances in tribal areas in both the Eastern and
Southern Provinces during the winter, but so far as is
known were not called on to support action by ground
troops against the tribes. The 4 Hind aircraft at Jalalabad
are expected to return to Kabul about the middle of Ifoy.
(d)
One Kind aircreft crash landed on the Jalalabad
airfield during January and is a total loss. ^Another
Hind aircraft crash landed on the Shorpur airfield on
Anril 30th while practicing the dropping of messages and
is also a total loss. The 'crew of two escaped injury.
(e)
One Hind aircraftjgas overhauled completely
during the winter, and o ne Hind air craft is. being rebuilt
from aircraft scrapped as unserviceable. The.lack of
engine' spare's and propellers has held up repair^of Hind
aircraft, but ten propellers, out of 24 ordered^from
England are expected lo reach Kabul shortly, when these
propellers arrive it is hoped to make five more nind
aircraft serviceable.
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The section has been inactive except for certain
officers who attended a course of instruction held by
Sgt. J. Lee, Royal Signals who was attached to tne Afghan
Army for two months in December and January to teach the
use of No. 18,19 and 22 wireless sets. The Afghan dovt nave
asked for the loan of the services of a British N.C.0. as...