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]
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]
- ^ a b c d Pak Air Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ a b c 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[ permanent dead link] Dawn 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
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]
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]
- ^ a b c d Pak Air Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ a b c 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[ permanent dead link] Dawn 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.