Pak Airways Explained

Pakistan Airways also known as "Pak Air" or "Pak Airways", was an airline from Pakistan^[1] with its headquarters in Karachi. The company was founded in 1948 and ceased again in 1949, following a series of air accidents.

Accidents

The airline was involved in four air crashes:^[1]

• 10 May 1948 at Basra, Iraq. No fatalities.^[1]
• 26 November 1948: First air crash of a Pakistani airline in the country, near Vehari, Punjab in which 21 people,^[2] 5 crew and 16 passengers were killed.^[3] Aircraft: Douglas C-47A-15-DK^[3] Registration: AP-ACE. Cause: believed to be technical error.^[4]
• 12 December 1949 at Karachi. 26 fatalities. Aircraft: Douglas. Registration: AP-ADI^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.baaa-acro.com/Compagnies%20P/PakAir.htm Pak Air
2. http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/hist/pak_years/pak_hist1.htm 1947–1958 Birth and Turmoil
3. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19481126-0 Accident Description
4. http://news.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/little-hope-air-crash-probe-report-will-be-made-public-280 Little hope air crash probe report will be made public