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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Air Ministry, 1918-1964

61. IOR/L/PS/12/2011

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2011
Title:
Coll 5/55(2) ‘AFGHANISTAN: SUPPLY OF AIRCRAFT TO THE AFGHAN GOVNT. SUPPLY OF SPARE PARTS’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a small quantity of correspondence related to obtaining payment for ten Hawker Hind propellers supplied to the Afghan Air Force by the Air Ministry – via the Government of India – in 1946. The main correspondents are the Air Ministry and the Commonwealth Relations Office. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1948-1 Feb 1950
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

62. IOR/L/PS/12/2012

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2012
Title:
Coll 5/55(3)(S) ‘Afghanistan: Supply of General Purpose & Trainer Aircraft by H.M.G. (Replacement of Hinds)’
Scope & Content:
The file documents the replacement of the Hawker Hind aircraft – used by the Afghan Air Force since 1937 – with Avro Ansons in 1948. The selection process being the result of a long search from 1943 to 1946 for a suitable replacement. The file contains correspondence documenting the search for s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1943-8 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (403 folios)

63. IOR/L/PS/12/2014

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2014
Title:
Coll 5/55(4)(S) ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Tiger Moths’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the sale of eight de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth training aircraft to the Afghan Air Force. Topics covered include the price of aircraft and spares, supply of the aircraft (from Indian and United Kingdom stocks), and a trial of a Tiger Moth in Kabul dur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1943-23 Aug 1946
Extent:
1 file (78 folios)

64. IOR/L/PS/12/2015

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2015
Title:
Coll 5/55(5) ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Spitfire Aircraft’
Scope & Content:
The majority of the file consists of records of cypher messages sent between the Air Ministry in London and Air Headquarters, India, concerning arrangements for the possible supply of Supermarine Spitfires – mark VIIIs – to the Afghan Air Force. This includes the supply of a demonstration aircra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1946-7 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

65. IOR/L/PS/12/2016

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2016
Title:
Coll 5/56 ‘Air Services in the Eastern Mediterranean’
Scope & Content:
The file predominantly consists of correspondence between HM Ambassador to Egypt (Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson) and the Foreign Office, with significant input from the Air Ministry. The subject matter is Britain's policy towards the development of civil aviation in Egypt; British policy being to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1937-20 Aug 1937
Extent:
1 file (146 folios)

66. IOR/L/PS/12/2017

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2017
Title:
Coll 5/57 ‘Afghanistan: Sale of WAPITI aircraft to Afghan Govt’
Scope & Content:
The file documents negotiations surrounding a proposal – ultimately unsuccessful – by the British Government to sell second-hand Westland Wapiti aircraft to the Afghan Air Force. It includes a significant amount of correspondence related to the availability of spare parts, and correspondence rel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1936-25 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

67. IOR/L/PS/12/2021

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2021
Title:
Coll 5/60(2) ‘Afghanistan: Further purchase of Hind aircraft from UK by Afghan Govt’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the purchase of twenty second-hand Hawker Hind aircraft by the Afghan Government with associated accessories, weapons, and spares. The aircraft in question was purchased from the British Government by the Government of India for resale to Afghanistan. The file contains...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1938-30 Apr 1944
Extent:
1 file (537 folios)

68. IOR/L/PS/12/2022

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2022
Title:
Coll 5/61 ‘Far East: Proposed extension to Burma-Yunnan frontier of Imperial Airways to link up with Eurasia Corporation’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with a proposal to link Imperial Airways Services and those of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation and/or China National Airways at the Burma-Chinese frontier, in consideration of establishing a more direct link to Hong Kong. The file therefore contains occasional references t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 Oct 1934-20 Apr 1939
Extent:
1 file (363 folios)

69. IOR/L/PS/12/2027

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2027
Title:
Coll 5/65 ‘Loan of services of airmen of R.A.F. in India to Afghan Govt’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the secondment of Royal Air Force personnel as instructors to the Afghan Air Force. It covers matters such as terms and conditions of employment, travel expenses (including accompanying family members), the recruitment of replacement personnel, and req...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
24 Jan 1939-11 Mar 1948
Extent:
1 file (346 folios)

70. IOR/L/PS/12/2028

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2028
Title:
Coll 5/65 ‘ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AIR ATTACHE KABUL & LOAN OF AIR PERSONNEL TO AFGHAN GOVNT’
Scope & Content:
The file is predominantly concerned with plans for the supervision of Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel working for the Afghan Air Force at Kabul. This includes the drafting of a directive for Wing Commander P A McWhannel, the Air Adviser attached to the UK High Commission to Pakistan at Karachi, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1948-15 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)