Pak Airways
Pakistan Airways also known as Pak Air or Pak Airways, was an airline from Pakistan[1] with its headquarters in Karachi. The company was founded in 1948 and ceased again in 1949, following a series of air accidents.[2]
Accidents
The airline was involved in four air crashes:[1]
- 10 May 1948 at Basra, Iraq. No fatalities.[1]
- 26 November 1948: First air crash of a Pakistani airline in the country, near Vehari, Punjab in which 21 people, [3] 5 crew and 16 passengers were killed.[2] Aircraft: Douglas C-47A-15-DK[2] Registration: AP-ACE. Cause: believed to be technical error.[4]
- 12 December 1949 at Karachi. 26 fatalities. Aircraft: Douglas. Registration: AP-ADI[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pak Air Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 Accident Description Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ 1947-1958 Birth and Turmoil Pakistan Paedia Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ Little hope air crash probe report will be made public Dawn 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
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