Pak Airways

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 operations in 1949, following a series of air accidents.^[2]

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,^[3] 5 crew and 16 passengers were killed.^[2] Aircraft: Douglas C-47A-15-DK^[2] Registration: AP-ACE. Cause: believed to be technical error.^[4]
• 12 December 1949 at Karachi. 26 fatalities. Aircraft: Douglas. Registration: AP-ADI^[1]