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AP-AJT |
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Certificate of Registration Number: |
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222 |
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Registration Date: |
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May 1957 |
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Operator/Owner: |
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) |
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Aircraft Type: |
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Douglas C-47B-15-DK Skytrain |
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Construction Number: |
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15423 |
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Line Number: |
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26868 |
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Year Built: |
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1944 |
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First Flight: |
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Delivery Date: |
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Aircraft Name: |
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"City of Rawalpindi" |
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Previous Registration: |
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AP-AEI |
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Fate: |
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Next Registration: |
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EP-AGZ |
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Next Operator: |
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Air Taxi |
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Additional Remarks: |
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Construction number 15423, line number
26868. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), serial number
43-49607, delivery December 15, 1944. To Royal Air
Force (RAF) as Dakota IV, serial KK177, Nassau, January 11, 1945. To Air Command South
East Asia (ACSEA) on January 30, 1945. To India. To United
States of America (USA) overseas disposals Foreign
Liquidation Commission (FLC) or
returned to USAAF on November 27, 1947. Registered in
Pakistan as AP-AEI on April 25, 1949 for Orient Airways.
Transferred to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on
March 11, 1955. Flown by PIA with designation Douglas DC-3
Dakota. On May 12, 1957, aircraft re-registered as
AP-AJT apparently due to in aircraft's registration AP-AEI,
letter/alphabet 'I' = 'India' in international Radio
Telephony (RT) communication. Because of poor diplomatic
relations between Pakistan and India at that time. Pakistani
aircraft registrations containing letter/alphabet 'I' were
re-registered and new registration issued to these aircraft
did not include letter/alphabet 'I'. AP-AJT named "City of
Rawalpindi". Sold to Air Taxi of Iran and registered in Iran
as EP-AGZ. Registration AP-AJT removed from Pakistan
Aircraft Register on June 1, 1968. On April 13, 1970, EP-AGZ
was operating Air Taxi flight with two crew members and
twenty three passengers when it stalled and struck the
ground after take-off from Ahwaz Airport, Iran. All crew
members and passengers survived the accident but the
aircraft was damaged beyond repair after both of its engines
caught uncontrollable fire. |
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Photo: |
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Douglas
C-47B-15-DK Skytrain
(Copyright © Capt. Johnny Sadiq) |
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Douglas C-47B-15-DK Skytrain (registration AP-AJT) |
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