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History of PIA website updated - October 14, 2006

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Dear Members,

I would like to inform you that today (October 14) History of PIA website was updated. The latest update was made possible with photos contributed by Customer Service Officer (Rt) Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi, Capt. Shayan Haqqee, Capt. Khusro Nawaz Khan family members especially Capt. Khusro’s son Kaiser Khan, Muhammad Ali, forum member SENIOR, Umar Anis, Mike Zoeller, Akram Ali, Arif Khan and Hamza Ansari.

Following is the link to Updates page with list of updated pages:

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I thank you all for your support and interest in website.

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Dear Saleem, thank you for the message. I would definitely like to add missing names in photo captions. I have sent you a PM for details.

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Abbass Sahib,
I flew on AP-AMG from London to Paris in August 1971 and read the sticker highlighting the record flight.

I understand this plane went to Air Malta and finally ended up as a wreck to train fire crews.

Sad really as PIA might have at least considering saving it as a piece of history. But then saving our heritage is not a strong point of our country
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chaklala wrote:I flew on AP-AMG from London to Paris in August 1971 and read the sticker highlighting the record flight.
AP-AMG which broke London-Karachi speed record, also broke London-Beirut and Beirut-Karachi speed records.

Here’s an old PIA ad from 1963 sent by forum member Moin recently. The photo in this ad shows AP-AMG with all three speed records painted on its fuselage. (see below Boeing 720B marking)
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PIA ad 1963 – Moin J. Abbasi Collection
chaklala wrote:I understand this plane went to Air Malta
AP-AMG was one of two PIA Boeing 720Bs (the other one was AP-AMJ) leased out to Air Malta in 1974. According to Capt. Robin Zammit of Air Malta, the record breaking Boeing 720B (AP-AMG) continued to sport its record flight markings during its initial years with Air Malta.

The Boeing 720B postcards issued by Air Malta also mentioned all three record breaking flights.

Here's an example sent by Capt. Robin Zammit.
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Front side of the postcard showing PIA Boeing 720B leased out to Air Malta - Capt. Robin Zammit Collection

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Back side of the postcard mentioned aircraft's three world record flight times London-Karachi, London-Beirut and Beirut-Karachi - Capt. Robin Zammit Collection


Later, in 1979, both Boeing 720Bs (AP-AMG & AP-AMJ) were purchased by Air Malta. AP-AMG was re-registered as 9H-AAM and AP-AMJ was re-registered as 9H-AAN.
chaklala wrote:I understand this plane went to Air Malta and finally ended up as a wreck to train fire crews.
Yes, it was a sad end for the record breaking aircraft.

Capt. Robin Zammit told me how the aircraft was destroyed by a group of angry kids.
Capt. Robin Zammit wrote:Yes the end of 9H-AAM/AP-AMG is indeed sad. It was used for many years as a spares ship, until it was used for the film, which manhandled it as if it had just crash landed, and set fire to its wings in controlled fires that really didn't damage it that much. It was later placed in the fire training section, a remote part of the airfield, but was never torched, just a cabin trainer. A group of kids used to jump the fence, and made the Boeing their "camp". They were often caught and ejected from the airfield by the airport security, but one time, just after being caught, they returned to set fire to the plane "in revenge". As you can see from the photos, not much remained. The tail section had been ear marked for preservation by the Museum, but when the airfield passed to MIA plc, the new management knew nothing of this arrangement and had the remains scrapped in 2001.
Photo of aircraft painted in Sky Line markings for a TV film.
Link to photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0590038/L/

Photo of aircraft destroyed by fire started by a group of kids.
Link to photo: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0205541/L/
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