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AP-ACM |
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65 |
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1948 |
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OnzeAir |
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Victory Aircraft Avro Lancaster Mark X |
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37031 |
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CF-CMW |
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Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) |
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Crashed on August 1, 1948, at Mauripur Air
Base, Karachi, Pakistan |
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Victory Aircraft Avro Lancaster Mark X
(construction number 37031) built in Canada by Victory
Aircraft Limited at Malton, Ontario. Serial number KB730 for
Royal Air Force (RAF). Converted to Lancaster XPP (Lancaster Mark
X Passenger Plane)
specifications as a long-range passenger and transport
aircraft (Avro 691 Lancastrian 1). Registered in Canada as CF-CMW. Delivered in
September, 1944. Operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA). Flown by Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic
Air Service (CGTAS) for mail and VIP service between Dorval
(Montreal) and Prestwick (Scotland). They carried ten
passengers and crossed the Atlantic in about twelve and
half-hours. They were cold and noisy but did the job. Sold
to Skyways Limited which was an airline based in United
Kingdom (UK) and leased to OnzeAir based at Karachi, West
Pakistan. Aircraft registered as AP-ACM in Pakistan, OnzeAir,
1948. AP-ACM
crashed, caught fire and burnt out at Mauripur Air Base in
Karachi while landing on a flight from Rawalpindi on August
1, 1948, with a cargo of arms. The aircraft stalled from 500
feet and
crashed tail first on landing. Cause given as cargo breaking
loose. All four people aboard the
aircraft died in this accident. Registration AP-ACM removed from Pakistan
Aircraft Register on August 1, 1948. |
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