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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Name Air Ministry, 1918-1964

51. IOR/L/PS/12/2006

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2006
Title:
Coll 5/53 ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of the Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the employment of British nationals by the Government of Afghanistan. It predominantly documents the employment of civil aviation instructors from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited to provide training to the Afghan Air Force. Thi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
30 Aug 1934-7 Sep 1943
Extent:
1 file (596 folios)

52. IOR/L/PS/12/2009

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2009
Title:
Coll 5/55 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Aircraft to Afghan Govt: Contract between Air Ministry & Hawker Aircraft Ltd’
Scope & Content:
The file documents the drafting of a contract between the Air Ministry and Hawker Aircraft Limited for the purchase of eight Hawker Hind aircraft, associated aviation equipment, and weaponry, for resale to the Afghan Air Force. This includes a deal for a supply of munitions from Air Ministry sto...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1937-25 Feb 1944
Extent:
1 file (617 folios)

53. IOR/L/PS/12/2010

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2010
Title:
Coll 5/55(2) ‘AFGHANISTAN: SUPPLY OF AIRCRAFT TO AFGHAN GOVT: SUPPLY OF SPARE PARTS’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the supply of spares for Hawker Hind aircraft operated by the Afghan Air Force. A great deal of correspondence in the file is dedicated to a search for supplies amongst British and Indian stores; supplies for obsolete aircraft such as the Hind were in short supply in t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1942-26 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (308 folios)

54. 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)

55. 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)

56. 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)

57. 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)

58. 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)

59. 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)

60. 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)