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AP-ABI |
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Certificate of Registration Number: |
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Registration Date: |
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March 1948 |
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Government of East Bengal |
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Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman |
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785 |
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Previous Registration: |
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VT-AVG |
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United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
serial 44-70520, February 2, 1945. Flown to Long Beach,
California then sent to Los Angeles and was shipped to
Brisbane, Australia, on April 15, 1945. Sold as surplus to
Bengal Government, Calcutta, India, and registered in India
as VT-AVG, on January 10, 1946. Registration VT-AVG
cancelled, March 10, 1948. Registered in Pakistan as AP-ABI. Aircraft
sold to New Bengal Transport Company, by the Government of East
Bengal, Dacca, on April 20, 1949. Registration AP-ABI removed
from Pakistan Aircraft Register on April 20, 1949. |
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