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AP-ABJ |
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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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Aircraft Type: |
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Fairchild UC-61A Argus |
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Construction Number: |
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771 |
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Previous Registration: |
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VT-CKS |
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Additional Remarks: |
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United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
serial 43-14807. To Royal Air Force (RAF) as Argus Mark II,
serial HB553. Returned to USAAF, March 27, 1947. Registered in India as VT-CKS, April 1947.
Registration VT-CKS cancelled, March 10, 1948. Registered in Pakistan as AP-ABJ. The
aircraft struck an air pocket (updraft or downdraft) while
landing at Faridpur, East Pakistan, on April 12, 1948. AP-ABJ
crashed on belly, undercarriage was torn off. The aircraft
caught fire and was completely burnt out. Registration AP-ABJ removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on December 23,
1948. |
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