Pak Airways
{{Short description|Defunct airline from Pakistan, 1948–1949}}
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Pakistan Airways also known as "Pak Air" or "Pak Airways", was an airline from Pakistan[http://www.baaa-acro.com/Compagnies%20P/PakAir.htm Pak Air] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927071819/http://www.baaa-acro.com/Compagnies%20P/PakAir.htm |date=27 September 2011 }} Retrieved 3 November 2010. with its headquarters in Karachi. The company was founded in 1948 and ceased operations in 1949, following a series of air accidents.
Accidents
The airline was involved in four air crashes:
- 10 May 1948 at Basra, Iraq. No fatalities.
- 26 November 1948: First air crash of a Pakistani airline in the country, near Vehari, Punjab in which 21 people,[http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/hist/pak_years/pak_hist1.htm 1947–1958 Birth and Turmoil] Pakistan Paedia. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 5 crew and 16 passengers were killed.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19481126-0 Accident Description] Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 3 November 2010. Aircraft: Douglas C-47A-15-DK Registration: AP-ACE. Cause: believed to be technical error.[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]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Dawn 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- 12 December 1949 at Karachi. 26 fatalities. Aircraft: Douglas. Registration: AP-ADI