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AP-ABD |
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Certificate of Registration Number: |
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Registration Date: |
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March 31, 1948 |
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) |
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Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain |
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Construction Number: |
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6258 |
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Year Built: |
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1943 |
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Aircraft Name: |
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"City of Quetta" |
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Previous Registration: |
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NC88773 |
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Additional Remarks: |
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Construction number 6258,
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) serial
number 42-5670. To United States Navy (USN) as Douglas R4D-1
Skytrain, Bureau Number (BuNo) 37668, January 27, 1943. To VR-1 (VR = Transport Squadron or Air Transport Squadron or
Fleet Logistic Air Squadron - United States Navy aviation
unit designation used from 1942 to 1958). To VR-3 on July 2,
1943. To United States Navy Willow Grove Naval Air Station
in January 1944. To Factulant in July 1946. SOC October 31,
1946. Registered in United States of America (USA) as NC88773 for Pan American Airways
(PAA). Registration NC88773 not taken up. Registered in Pakistan as AP-ABD for Orient Airways
on March 31, 1948.
'Orient Skyliner' fuselage titles. Transferred to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on
April 1, 1955. Flown by PIA with designation Douglas DC-3
Dakota. Aircraft named "City of Quetta". AP-ABD met
accident in Chitral (Pakistan) on March 26, 1963, and was
declared damaged beyond economical repair. Registration AP-ABD removed from Pakistan
Aircraft Register on June 18, 1963. |
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Photo: |
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Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain
(Abbas Ali Collection) |
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Douglas C-47-DL Skytrain (registration AP-ABD) |
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