مجموعة ٥/٧٣ "سلاح الجو الأفغاني: تقارير من إعداد الملحق العسكري البريطاني في كابول خلال الفترة من ١ نوفمبر ١٩٤٧ إلى ٣١ أكتوبر ١٩٤٧" [و‎‎٢‎٢] (٥٦/٤٣)

(g) Photographi^-Ssctionj,
^ No developments to report.
(h) Army Co-operation^, Nil.
3. Kerneo Squadron^
This squadron has practically ceased to exist. TJ . ,
remaining serviceable Romeo aircraft are now attacned l-o tlie iimu
sq'^dron and several pilots transferred tq the prqposed Ayro
Squadron. Short training flights are still carried out by the
pilots of the 4 Romeo aircraft.though it is probaole tnat these
aircraft will be scrapped within a year or so. Tne Romeo purchase
has proved an expensive. one for the Afghan G-overnment as the aircrait
have been entirely unsuitable for use in Afghanistan. Any little;
prestige the Italians may have had in the Afghan Air Porce has been
lost and that of the British increased.
4. T lg Rr Moth Trainer Aircrafts
(a) Of the eight second hand Tiger Moth aircraft purchased from the
Government of India in 1946 two are now.unserviceable duo to a lac,,
spares. The Afghan Grvernment have paid for the aircrait, but on
advice of the British pilot instructor, have refused to pay iOr thu
until a full and suitable pack to cover five years requirem^nus
’ 1 ““ unbalanced, many
thv
spares * , _. ,
is supplied. The pack of spares delivered was very
essential spares being omitted and other items_supplied
in excess
Oi
requirements, S/Ldr d.F. Reid, the R.A.K pilo^ instructor paid a ^
visit to Delhi in March and took up this question of xiger.uoth spq-p 3
4 . 1 . ~-p ‘hrough the u.K. Hict Commissioner a no. ne
with the Government of India uiuo -—or
was given a verbal assurance by Air H_.Indian Ai
matter was being
investigated
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and
no.
Force that the
right. Unfortunately
Incfia now and further
v/ould be put
there may be no~Tiger Moth spares available in
delay in completing this contract is anticipated.
(b) On 29th April an Afghan pilot flying a Tiger Moth hit the hood
a horsed vehicle when landing on the Sherpur^airfield. i 11 !J erro
■judgment caused considerable damage to the aircrait taougn ie
repairable if spares can be obtained. Various parts, oi tms
are being utilized to repair two other Tiger Moths w^ich nave
damaged m the past.
(c) The British pilot instructor has continued to give refresher
courses in flying Tiger Moths to various Afghan pilots, • nn
aviation students are under training at present.
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5. U. t S A A^_St^rmn.Tr a iner_Aircraft A
This aircraft is occasionally flown by the 3 Afghan pilots caps ole
of doing so.
6 . Air fields .
(a) Sharpur*.
No change, it is still proposed to abandon this : airfield when the
one at Khwaja Rawash is ready for use.
(b) Khwa ja-Ruiash,.
(i) The Afghan Government have now asked Messrs. Consulting^
Engineers Ltd., to prepare estimates and plans for the constructxoyi
of a 2,000 metres runway. This airfield is unsuitable for use by
aircraft larger than the Dakota until a runway is completed.