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Old PIA Pictures

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I just found a book (Encyclopedia of International Aviation) given to me on my 12th birthday (1978) and inside contained some pictures I had pasted as a kid. These pictures were pasted a good 28 years ago, so the quality might not be perfect.

Well enjoy them.

Picture Of PIA DC-10-30 probably landing at Karachi.


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DC-10 Stickers given to me in the mid 1970s,

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Picture Of PIA DC-3 In Chitral probably 1950s or 60s.
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PIA 747 Post Card from the 1970s.


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Picture Of PIA 720B AP-AMG
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The picture of the DC-3 and 720B came from the book.

A part of PIA history.
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Very rare photos! I enjoyed viewing them. Thank you Amaad for sharing them
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Post by PK777 »

WOW indeed some really rare pics you have there Amaad,

I especially like the B747-200 one in 80s livery 8)
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nice collection ... never seen hindi before on a PIA aircraft!
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AirBlue wrote:nice collection ... never seen hindi before on a PIA aircraft!



Thats Bengali in sanskrit(ignore the spelling error)
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oh really ? wow .. i thought that script was hindi .. didnt know that Bengali or sanskriti was written like so
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Adnan, Does that title mean Pakistan Intenational Airline? Sorry I dont know Bangali...

If not then what does that mean?
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Post by Abbas Ali »

That's 'Pakistan International' in Bangla script.

In PIA's 1960s livery, aircraft used on domestic flights like DC-3s and Vickers Viscounts had 'Pakistan International' titles in Urdu script on aircraft's port side and in Bangla script on starboard side.

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Port side of Vickers Viscount 815 (AP-AJF) with 'Pakistan International' in Urdu script.

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Starboard side of Vickers Viscount 815 (AP-AJE) with 'Pakistan International' in Bangla script.
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Nice pics man! I love the Tri-engine days :D 8)
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I think I have seen the DC-10-30 and 747-200 pictures combined with a 707 in a PIA diary of 1979/80
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AirBlue wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:48 am nice collection ... never seen hindi before on a PIA aircraft!
It’s Bangali