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4481. IOR/L/PS/12/1992

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1992
Title:
Coll 5/38 ‘N.W.F.: Forced landings of British aircraft in tribal territory’
Scope & Content:
The file contains notifications – issued by the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India – of two forced landings in the North-West Frontier Province by Royal Air Force (RAF) planes on 9 August and 12 September 1934. A detailed account of the former incident can be found on fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Aug 1934-3 Nov 1934
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

4482. IOR/L/PS/12/1993

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993
Title:
Coll 5/39 ‘Flights of RAF aeroplanes to Gilgit; flights of foreign aircraft over Gilgit and Chitral’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with aviation in Gilgit, Hunza, Mir, and the surrounding area. It primarily covers three topics. The first topic is the matter of annual Royal Air Force (RAF) flights to Gilgit over the Himalayas in 1932, 1934, 1935, and 1936. It includes a report on the 1934 flight (see f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1932-9 Jun 1938
Extent:
1 file (204 folios)

4483. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 104

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 104
Title:
Sketch map of proposed route for Gilgit flight, 1936
Scope & Content:
The map shows the proposed route for the annual Royal Air Force flight to Gilgit, planned for the end of October 1936, shown by a red dotted line; it is proposed to try a more direct route than that taken previously in order to determine its suitability for civil aircraft. The flight path passes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1936
Extent:
1 map

4484. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 117

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 117
Title:
Sketch map showing areas reconnoitred during the Gilgit Flight in October 1935
Scope & Content:
The map illustrates the river valleys reconnoitred around Gilgit by a flight of Royal Air Force planes in October 1935. The areas reconnoitred are highlighted by orange dashes within a green box. The scale is 16 miles to 1 inch.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1935
Extent:
1 map

4485. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 151

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 151
Title:
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes the headline and a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing an RAF Hawker Hart fl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 folio

4486. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 152
Title:
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes a print of an aerial photograph – taken in the course of the flight – showing three RAF Hawker Harts flying over Rakhot....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 folio

4487. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 153
Title:
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing three Hawker Harts flying over the mou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 folio

4488. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 154

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 154
Title:
‘OVER MOUNT RAKAPOSHI: NOTABLE R.A.F. FLIGHT IN THE HIMALAYAS’
Scope & Content:
Newspaper cuttings from The Times newspaper article, 28 December 1932, covering a Royal Air Force demonstration flight over the Himalayas in November 1932. This folio includes a print of an aerial photograph – taken during the course of the flight – showing a close up shot of a RAF Hawker Hart. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1932
Extent:
1 folio

4489. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 159

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 159
Title:
‘NEAR SAZIN. 43/E C/2 0120’
Scope & Content:
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Risalpur to Gilgit on 5 November 1934 at 09:13 at approximately 9600 feet. This photograph shows four RAF Hawker Hart aircraft flying near Sazin. The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are visib...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1935
Extent:

1 photograph

4490. IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 160

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1993, f 160
Title:
‘NEAR SAZIN. 43/E C/2 0120’
Scope & Content:
An aerial photograph taken during a flight by the Royal Air Force from Risalpur to Gilgit on 5 November 1934 at 09:18 at approximately 10,200 feet. This photograph shows four RAF Hawker Hart aircraft flying near Sazin. The photograph was taken by a technical camera; the following gauges are vis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1935
Extent:

1 photograph

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