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AP-ABZ |
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May 1948 |
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Pak Air |
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Handley Page HP-70 Halifax C Mark. VIII (Mark. 8) |
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1374 |
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G-AJNX |
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Damaged beyond repair, May 9, 1948 |
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United Kingdom (UK) military aircraft
serial number PP312. Registered in UK as G-AJNX, Payloads
Limited, April 14,
1947. Aircraft ownership changed, December 22, 1947. Robert Sanderson, December 23, 1947.
Sold to Pakistan, May 5, 1948. Registered in Pakistan as AP-ABZ
for Pak Air. On May 9, 1948, AP-ABZ was on ferry flight
to Pakistan when it met an accident at or near Shaibah
military airfield of Royal Air Force (RAF) south west of
Basrah (Basra) in Iraq. The aircraft ran out of fuel 66
kilometers North-West of Shaibah military airfield and made
forced landing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All
three people aboard the aircraft survived the accident.
Registration AP-ABZ was removed from Pakistan Aircraft
Register on June 29, 1948. |
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