Lynton – Basrah – Abadan. 17 June 1930 22 June 1930 A further six DH9s were received in Pahlevi at a cost of 65,000 tomans. The British Military Attaché at Gulhek, Lt. Col. Percy CR Dodd, was informed that these aircraft will prove unsatisfactory. The engines are not well made and the material generally is bad. They are quite suitable for flying in the vicinity of the aerodrome, but trouble will inevitably occur if long-distance flights are attempted. 24 June 1930 In response to enquiries from the Simla Foreign Office, the British Minister in Teheran stated that: Junkers’ passengers are charged about 8d. per mile and that the extra postage for air mails is equivalent to 3d. Teheran to Baghdad per 20 grammes; The Persian Government now pays no subsidy to Junkers, the subsidy of 3 krans per kilometer flown was for the first 18 months only; Junkers Air School to train civil pilots has not yet opened but arrangements are in hand. <IOR/L/PS/12/1949>
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