Hello, men !
Some sources reports about the using of 3 Avro Lancastrian aircrafts in Pakistani civil aviation – see link, for example:
http://antonakis.co.uk/registers/Pakistan.txt
Their registrations were:
AP-ACN
AP-ACO
AP-ACQ
I shall pleased to see any images of those Lancastrians, and to know more additional information about their using in Pakistan.
Regards,
Flyer.
By: l.garey - 21st January 2011 at 15:58
Without wishing to deviate the thread too much:
Gnat IE1083 was with 23 Squadron IAF during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. It apparently mistakenly strayed into Pakistan and landed at Pasrur. The PAF were able to fly and test this aircraft. It is one of the original batch of 23 built by Folland and exported to India, which were in service from 1958. The Ajeet was an improved, Indian built version used from 1977. So the one at Karachi is a Gnat not an Ajeet.
Laurence
By: lmisbtn - 21st January 2011 at 12:32
There is a “dump” at the Pakistan Airforce Museum in Karachi.
See my photos at:
http://sites.google.com/site/lgarey/pakistanairforcemuseum(scroll down to “In the dump”)
No Lancasters or Lancastrians though.
Laurence
O/T Nice pics – never knew Pakistan had Huskies. btw… do you know how they captured the Gnat (Ajeet?)
By: l.garey - 21st January 2011 at 07:31
My Pakistani friend replied that it is unlikely he will find any photos of the Lancasters/rians as they were in service for such a short time. But he will look!
Laurence
By: Flyer - 21st January 2011 at 07:19
And ACQ seems not to have used its AP markings. I have asked a friend in Pakistan if he has any photos. Will keep you posted.
Sounds good, dear l.garey ! I shall hope (with impatience) to see any photos…
roadracer wrote:
See there are a few Halifax, Short Sealands and other interesting stuff there as well…I wonder if there are any overgrown aircraft scrapyards there ???
Yes, Pakistani aviation had some real gems in it’s inventory.
I should like to see their Percival Proctor, Piper L-4 Grasshopper, Avro Anson, Stinson L-5 Sentinel, Lancastrian, DHC Chipmunk aircrafts (and Lancaster, of course).
Let’s wait.
Regards,
Flyer.
By: l.garey - 21st January 2011 at 06:03
There is a “dump” at the Pakistan Airforce Museum in Karachi.
See my photos at:
http://sites.google.com/site/lgarey/pakistanairforcemuseum
(scroll down to “In the dump”)
No Lancasters or Lancastrians though.
Laurence
By: roadracer - 20th January 2011 at 18:53
See there are a few Halifax, Short Sealands and other interesting stuff there as well…I wonder if there are any overgrown aircraft scrapyards there ???:D
By: l.garey - 20th January 2011 at 17:57
And ACQ seems not to have used its AP markings. I have asked a friend in Pakistan if he has any photos. Will keep you posted.
Laurence
By: Flyer - 20th January 2011 at 17:51
Thank You !
Note – there reported, that AP-ACL and AP-ACM were Lancasters !
By: l.garey - 20th January 2011 at 15:53
There also appear to have been AP-ACL and M.
http://www.aparm.net/ap-aaa_ap-azz/ap-aca_ap-acz/ap-acl.htm
http://www.aparm.net/ap-aaa_ap-azz/ap-aca_ap-acz/ap-acm.htm
See crash report on:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480801-0&lang=de
Laurence
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