مجموعة ٥/٧٣ "سلاح الجو الأفغاني: تقارير" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٢] (٤٣١/٣٤٣)

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(c) d of Fly ing; Efficiency.
(i) There is no change to report.
(li) .o.l ana ITo.3 Rind Sauadrons have carried out air firing practice
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Cjl1 Srouiid targets.-. 25 Aigi-an pilots fired IOC rounds each ?
buo results were poor ? tne higjkst individual score being 33
iiits* The majority or the pilots however only scored a few nits
Tnese pilots were also given some practice in dive bombing, and
most of tnem showed a desire to learn this part of their training
(d) A cciden ts^
iner^ ./as one accident during tne quarter. This was due to the
Squadron leader who was leading his Kind formation in to land,
and while taxying back down wind to the hanger, decided to take
ofl again. Anotner pilot ir the formation decided to follow/
suic, and when a considerable distarice down the Sherpur aerodrome
started to take off. ”h,en he was nearly air borne he saw that
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he flight/clear a hedge, and closed his throttle, and failed to
brake or swing his aircraft. He crashed his aircraft into a
hi cch and caused damage wnich will take 3 months to repair,
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ilajor repairs to tv/c Hind aircraft nave been carried out during
the quartern
Spares tor Hind airorait are spill urgently required, borksno p A
: material and spares purchased by Hr, Robinson in India in April, \ )
1341, were still lying at Peshawar at the end of October.
Tne Air Commandant complained th?t one non arrival of the spares ^
was due to the non issue of export licences by the Government of
India, Lut enquiries have been made, and it would appear that the
| fault mr.y lie with the Afghans themselves in failing to produce
transpoTt to convey the material from Peshawar to Kabul.
(f) Phot opr -aph y. ^
Three mosaics nave been taken during the quarter by Sergeant Murray,
R.A.F. instructor attached to tne Air Force. They include areas
in the Kabul district near Paghman, Rishkhor and trie Kargha dam.
Sergeant Murray is due to return to India on the 15eh November, and