East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, 1928, and February 25th, 1929.

Image 1 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... EAST INDIA MILITARY Report on the Air Operations in Afghanistan between December 12th 1928 and February 25th 1929 Presented by the Secretary of State for India to Parliament by Command of His...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 2 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 Copy of a letter from His Excellency the CommanderinChief in India to the Secretary to the Government of India Army Depart ment dated Simla the 21st April...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 3 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... EAST INDIA MILITARY Report on the Air Operations in Afghanistan Cmd 3400 CORRIGENDA Page 7 para 7 6th line After and insert most of the foreign legations personnel Page 19 para 2...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 5 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... zizho P2sG 7 igaa EAST INDIA MILITARY From His Excellency the CommanderinChief in India to the Secretary to the Government of India Army Department dated Simla the 21st April 1929 I have...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 6 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 4 REPORT BY SIR W G H SALMOND KCB KCMG DSO AIR OFFICER COMMANDING RAF INDIA ON KABUL EVACUATIONS From the Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force in India to His Excellency...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 7 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... o TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I Page Historical Note 6 Part II Memorandum on Strength of the Royal Air Force available in India possible reinforcements and action taken 9 Part III History...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 8 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 6 REPOET ON THE OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE ROYAL AIR EORCE IN INDIA DURING THE RE BELLION IN AFGHANISTAN IN 192829 DURING WHICH THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN LEGATIONS WERE EVACUATED FROM...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 9 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... moo R i 0n Kabu1 Habibullah KhanOn the 14th December y Jh a bibullah Khan BachaiSaqao advanced on Kabul with a Kohistan lashkar of approximately a thousand men and by a coup...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 10 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 8 Habibullah driven backOn 22nd December King Amanulla made a determined move against Habibullah and drove him from the outskirts of Kabul to the country to the northwest thus restoring communication between...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 11 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 9 PART II Memorandum on Strength of the Royal Air Force available in India possible Reinforcements and Action taken 1 FIRST INTIMATION that the help of the Royal Air Force might be...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 12 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 10 to bring Sir Denys Bray who had been to England on duty back to this country 4 Summary of evacuating power that could ultimately be made availableThe total evacuating power that...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 13 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 11 at Karachi for a new engine The other proceeded to Risalpur and arrived on 29th December the Hinaidi arriving on 27th December 10 Evacuating Power on 29th DecemberThe following air craft...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 14 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 12 Second phaseThe evacuation from 23rd December to 1st January of the women and children of the British and Foreign Legations at Kabul Third phaseThe evacuation of King Inayatullah and his family...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 15 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 13 were subsequently found in the machine but although the engine was rendered completely unserviceable the crew were uninjured Owing to the damage to his machine the pilot had to abandon the...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 16 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 14 The British Legation was obviously in the middle of opposing forces but they were well and so far secure Sir Francis Humphrys by his signals displayed on the lawn ot the...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 17 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 15 6 Reconnaissance 21st DecemberOn the morning of the 21st a DH 9A piloted by Flying Officer McKee attempted a recon naissance but was forced to return owing to ignition trouble A...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 18 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 16 up on the evening of the 22nd December with a clear line wire from the British Minister stating that on the afternoon of the 22nd two high Afghan officials had been...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 19 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 17 landed at Sherpur and evacuated 28 women and children mostly French and German 3 Reconnaissance on Christmas DayIt was agreed with Sir Francis Humphrys on 24th December that no evacuation would...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 20 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 18 11 Sixth Evacuation of women and childrenOn the 31st December the British Minister at Kabul stated that there remained one German and five Turks who desired to leave Kabul and that...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 21 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 19 opened from a neighbouring hill but this was quickly stopped by order of Habibullah On the 19th January the same two Victorias and pilots proceeded to Sherpur and brought back 13...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 22 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 20 14th February one Pilot Flying Officer Greenhalgh 15th February one Pilot Flying Officer Crowder 3 Intense cold and its effectsBy this time a period of intense cold had set in The...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 23 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 21 due to water iu the benzol mixture This would not have been so serious had it not been for the fact that owing to the extreme cold the water froze This...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 24 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 22 12 5th FebruaryOn the 5th February Squadron Leader Maxwell and Flying Officer Anness proceeded to Kabul and brought back 28 passengers On this day the Hinaidi carried out a test at...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 25 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 23 be suitable for Victorias Four Victorias preceded by tEe Hinaidi were thereupon despatched to Kabul Immediately after landing FlightLieutenant Anderson despatched a message to Group Head quarters reporting that the ground...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 26 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 24 One machine was lost through no technical fault in the equip ment the failure being solely due to the unexpected presence of water in the benzol mixture which froze in the...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 27 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 25 safe removal by air of Inayatulla The British Minister in an official communication referring to this used the following sen tences Through the instrumentality of the Boyal Air Force Kabul has...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 28 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 26 PART V General Observations and Recommendations 1 The close Liaison that was maintained throughout the events described above between the Foreign Department and Royal Air Force is noteworthy In Delhi I...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 29 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 27 of the officers and men of No 70 Bombing Squadron under the command of Squadron Leader Maxwell MC AFC and of the Victoria Aircraft that these machines were operated with unfailing...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 30 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 28 APPENDIX A Names of Officers and Airmen whose Services deserve Special Recognition Group Captain B P Mills MC AFCI have already referred to this officer in the body of my report...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 31 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 29 Flying Officer C B HancockOn the 10th February 1929 this officer proceeded to Sultanpur in a Bristol Fighter in ballast to land on an emergency landing ground prepared by Flight Lieutenant...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 32 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 30 aircraft It is due to the efficiency and thoroughness with which they carried out their work that the wonderful performance of these aircraft was achieved No 157168 Sgt Honey P Fitter...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 33 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 31 On the 30th January the search was continued but without success This was largely due to bad visibility and low clouds in the Latabad area which prevented any evacuation flights to...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 34 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 32 On return they reported that Flying Officer Hancocks Bristol Fighter appeared intact but that it was immediately surrounded by a large crowd who however were under control and the machine was...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 35 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 33 managed to get down on to it both engines having completely ceased to function while we were still in the air In ndrng the port undercarriage and port lower plane were...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 36 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 34 covered that our destination was to be Jagdallak where Ali Ahmed Khan later Governor of Jalalabad was mustering a strong army to march on Kabul and overthrow BachaSaqao The journey that...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 37 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 35 and we took our departure in this accompanied by a large armed escort including of course the Landi Kotal Shinwari It was a great relief to get out into the open...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 38 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 36 to the Chief Commissioner Peshawar describing the situation fully and enclosing a detailed report as to the site nature and the limitation of the landing ground and suggesting that either a...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 39 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... 37 The following morning we went hack to the machine which to our sur prise had not suffered in any way from the previous days fighting We were able to work there...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Image 40 of East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, ... APPENDIX C Record of all reconnaissance Flights carried out to Kabul between 187j December 1928 and 1 st January 1929 Date Unit Type of Machine Pilot and Air Gunner Duty Remarks 181228...

Contributor: Great Britain. India Office - Great Britain. Royal Air Force, India - Salmond, William Geoffrey Hanson
Date: 1929-01-01
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Book/Printed Material East India (military) Report on the air operations in Afghanistan between December 12th, 1928, and February 25th, 1929.