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AP-AAD |
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October 1947 |
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Orient Airways |
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Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain |
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| Construction Number: |
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9143 |
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1943 |
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VT-CPD |
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| Fate: |
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August 3, 1953, crashed near Sharjah. |
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Construction number 9143,
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), serial number 42-32917, delivery
March 5, 1943. Oran, Algeria, May 12, 1943. Eighth Air Force,
United Kingdom (UK), March 11, 1944. To United States of
America (USA), July 19, 1945. Stored
July 26, 1945. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC),
January 14, 1946. Registered as NC74598. Registered in India
as VT-CIE
on February 13, 1947, Orient Airways.
Registered in India as VT-CPD for Orient Airways, 1947.
Registration VT-CPD not taken up by Orient Airways.
Initially VT-CP* registration series starting from
registration VT-CPA from India's civil aircraft register was
reserved for aircraft to be registered in then newly
independent Pakistan. However registrations in Indian series
VT-CP* were not taken up by aircraft to be registered in
Pakistan and eventually registration of those aircraft began
in Pakistan with Pakistan's own aircraft registration
nationality mark. Registered
in Pakistan as AP-AAD
for Orient Airways on October 1, 1947. AP-AAD crashed after
take-off at night from Sharjah Airport on August 3, 1953.
Crash time 2237 GMT - August 2, 1953. Aircraft was
performing Karachi to Jeddah Hajj flight via Bahrain and
Sharjah with 4 crew and 21 passengers onboard. One of the 21
passengers was fatally injured, Capt. Kazilbash, the
co-pilot and 3 passengers seriously injured.. Aircraft declared write-off and
registration AP-AAD removed
from Pakistan Aircraft Register. |
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