AP-ACG - All Pakistan Aircraft Registration Marks

Registration:

AP-ACG

Certificate of Registration Number:

Registration Date:

May 1948

Operator/Owner:

Pak Air

Aircraft Type:

Handley Page HP-70 Halifax C Mark VIII (Mark 8)

Construction Number:

1384

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Aircraft Name:

Previous Registration:

G-AJNY

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Additional Remarks:

United Kingdom (UK) military aircraft serial number PP322. Registered in UK as G-AJNY, Payloads Limited, April 14, 1947. Aircraft ownership changed, November 7, 1947. Bowmaker Limited, April 23, 1948. Overhauled in UK by Airtech. Sold to Pakistan, May 5, 1948. Delivered to Pak Air and registered in Pakistan as AP-ACG. AP-ACG seen in Basrah (Basra), Iraq, on May 10, 1948, on its delivery flight to Pakistan. On October 27, 1948, AP-ACG was handed over to Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) now known as Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Registration AP-ACG removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on October 27, 1948. Airframe used for instructional purpose by RPAF.

Photo:

Handley Page HP-70 Halifax C VIII (Mark 8)

Handley Page HP-70 Halifax C VIII (Mark 8) (Abbas Ali Collection)

Handley Page HP-70 Halifax C VIII (Mark 8) (registration AP-ACG)