مجموعة ٥/٧٣ "سلاح الجو الأفغاني: تقارير" [و‎‎٨‎١] (٤٣١/١٦١)

Pago 5,
Tendencies a mongst, officers of the Afghan
Air Force ^ ""
There has been recently mor e talk in favour of purche
asing British rather than American aircrafto It is possible
that the arrival of a Tiger Moth in Kabul for test caused
this ^ tendencyc Afghan pilots flying Italian Romeo aircraft
continue to show show a desire for the scrapping of all
Italian arrcraitj and allege that they are unfit for further
use. Opinion is in favour of a British and American victory.
fears of Russian intentions after the war are freauentlv
exor^p^ v
Appendi x t A f
£&^^6^4fehan_A ir F or ce Qu arterly Report for the ne^iod
MSlMX. 1944 to 31st Jul'plPMr r *“
#Situation regarding servieability of aircraft in the in
the Afghan Air Force on 31st July 1944 s w*.% as follows
(a) British Hi no^A ircraft n
ServiceaFle ^ * 33 ’ 23
Unserviceable but repairable 2
Written off as unserviceable 3
Total J^T
Romeo A i rcraf t.
Serviceable long flights - 2
- do - short flights 4
Unserviceable but *^pairable 8
’Written off as unserviceable 2
Total IQ
Note
Four r -ore Romeo aircraft would be serviceable for long
flights if 'ev propel-lors became available ? while otliers require
welding re:^irs or rubber mshers for petrol pumps®
(c) IV'.\ ian Eveda Tra iner
Services ole
'Unserviceable but repairable
Vritten off as unserviceable
Total
(d) Stearm n Train er
' A if c i - aFtTj e S J-v r
Serviceable
Total
X
1
2* The number of Afghan pilots proficient on the various typer-
of aircraft on 31st July 1944 was as follows J-
Good pilots
Fairly good pilots
Promising pilots
Backward pilots
Pilots under training
Total
Hawker Hind
Romeo
Stearman
7
Nil
1
13
2
Nil
Nil
5
Nil
9
1
Nil
9
Nil
Nil
38
8 ‘
1
(a) The Breda Trainer aircraft are no .longer in use, though
one Breda 28 is serviceable and kept in store- The S>tearman trainer
has not been flown since it came to Kabul*
(b) A number of Afghan pilots are employed on administrative
duties, but they cannot- be re^-rded as proficient or in flying
practice, and have not been included in the above figures®