مجموعة ٥/٧٣ "سلاح الجو الأفغاني: تقارير" [و‎‎٦‎١] (٤٣١/١٢١)

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6 ♦ Stearnp_n Trainer. A ircraft .
, * This J aircraf ^ Y as overhauled in April by SgW WilicInS of
the American Legation assisted by a British instructor and
subsequently flown by an Afghan pilot and the British bilot
ins true oor. Tno Stoarman was found to be rough running a.nd
neavy on controls as compared with the Tiger Moth, but
handled reasonably wel?. in the p.ir e The Shearman has since
.been returned to store a.nd is not being used for braining
purposes. The^Afghan Air Force ha.ve nade a. request to the
American Lcga.tion for the supply of spares sufficient for
two years for tnc Stea.rma.n trainer
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Flying Traiilniz Scho ol.
Th^ eight pilots and eight meciianics a.nd fitters who h&yft
completed their training in November 1944 have been posted to
squadrons, and t,ao only training carried out during the period
■ bG °u conflnGd t0 check dual training flights
for the who passed out cf the School last November.
on • , m ? 1Q to join the School this spring,
on. ^° r ^ r? - ln ^ n S as pilots and 10 as mechanics and fitters#
ihose students are being drawn from the Military College and
from civil col».i..gcs ° &
in Kabul v
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Airfields.
(a)
Shornur.
No chr.ngc and the new bomb stores havo not
boon completed.
(b)
Khwa.ia Ra-/
£ksh». No change.
(c)
Herat.
Door- frames for the hangers arc still under
construction in Kabul.
(a)
Gardoz.
No change, but there are proposals for cutting
down trees in the vicinity of the airfield.
8# Aviation Pet iol.
Stocks of aviation petrol in Kabul shew little change.
Petrol stereo vanks a a Khwaja Hawash are believed to bo full,
and new deliveries of petrol from India are being made to
^^n* n f?? Ur ^ arx ~ G ^r any surplus over tank storage capacity
tT T 10 ? Some aviation petrol has been delivered
to thu Jala.labau aar-.ield bue the amount is thougirt to
™+hi de approx.ima.tely with expenditure during the winter
+ 5 s , kn07m nG aviation petrol has been
months ^ rom Kabiu. lo uhe provinces during the past six
9 * Afghan Air Force Officers,
The return
from India
in
there are now no signs of Us
officers. There were rumours
the effect that ‘ohe Air Commandant
. TTlrHn Air Commp.ndp.nt P.M.-Muhd liisp.n Khan
? f ?°t uroatmont has led to an improvement
uhe admin^s'MP.uion and discipline of the air fores, "nd
' e ? - r3 signs of discontent amongst tSo
ontent amongst the more junior
during the winter months
iii'Uj
« hls
n + + if .of Afghan officers to world events show
AA cna ?Sf ? SJia anticipate an Allied victory over
er .ny and dapp.n^ Fear of Russian intentions is still
prevalent, amongst them, and it will require a great deal of
propaganda and more than expressions * si/good will on toe Lot
part of toe Russians to eradicate this filing, ^
K.M.
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