مجموعة ٥/٧٣ "سلاح الجو الأفغاني: تقارير" [و‎‎٧‎١] (٤٣١/١٤١)

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Para 6 (a) contcU
Those students have "been under training for 2
years and wild new be posted to squadrons. One student
failed to become proficient as a pilot and may be
transferred to employment in the workshops.
(b) Eight mechanics and fitters completed txheir two
year course of training at the end of October and have
been given employment in the workshops.
(c) The selection of furtner students from schools
in Kabul foi training in aviation nas been held up owing
to the illness of mhe Comdm of tne Air Force.
7• airfields 5
TaT~Shi r p ur . Tnere is no cnange. The new bomb stores
have nor been completed LxOough slight progress has been
made.
{t) .Khwa.ia Pa wash,
Some progress has been ma.de in the construct ion
of administrative buildings vAhich are now up to the roof
level? Pork on the hangers has been held up owing to
lack of materials Tarmac standings for aircraft are under
construction.
(c) Herat.
Littlo progress has been reported. Door frames
for the hangers on the Herat air ibeld which were under
construction in Kabul- have been used to repla.ee
unserviceable doors on hangers on the Sherpur air field
and new ones are to be made for Herat-,
(d) Gardez.
This air field is still described by Afghan
pilots as being difficult for both landing and taking
off owing to dust, and the existence of trees and buildings
near the air field 3
(e) Maturio
Afghan pilots reports that tnis air field is
better tnan Ge.rdez and that Hind aircraft nad experienced
no difficulties wnen using tne air field.
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Aviation Petr o',
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Stocks of aviation petrol in Kabul are reported
to show little change. Petrol storage tanks on tne
Khwaja Rawa.sh air field are full. Deliveries of avia.tion
petrol at tne Sherpur air field nave been small during
the quarter and^it as tnought that most of tne petrol
arriving from India has either been sent direct to tne
Gardez or to/Mazar~i~Sharif air fields. The petrol
storage tanks on the air field at Jalalabad are still
stated to be full*
^• Afg han Air Force Officers.
The discontent amongst officers of the Air Force
reported last quarter has been less evident recently*
Dissatisfaction with conditions of service however continues
to be expressed* and the British instructors report that
some of the officers in the workshops are frequently absent
without leave and that no disciplinary action is taken
by the officiating Comdt. G.M. Muhd Kashin Khan against
these officers^ The ill health of the Comdt. F.M. Muhd
Ihsan Khan is regretted by the British instructors who
state that during nis absence from duty discipline in the
Air force nas deteriorated, and that it has become
increasingly difficult to obtain decisions on administrative
a n d training p r obiems.