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Upper
fuselage in white color with green color PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL titles
in English and Pakistan flag on both sides of the fuselage. Green color
cheatline below the cabin window line on the airliners featured a sabre
styling. Fin livery comprised white PIA logo with a line of
white stars above and below PIA logo on an all green fin. A white
contrail of a stylized aircraft crossed PIA tail logo. Aircraft
for domestic operations like Viscount and DC-3 had green color Pakistan
International titles in Urdu script on port side and in Bengali script
on starboard side of the fuselage. Viscounts had green color PIA
motif without two lines of stars on an all white fin. Super
Constellations had green color Pakistan International titles in English
on the forward fuselage and in Urdu script on port side and in Bengali
script on starboard side of the rear fuselage.
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Boeing
707-340C (Copyright © Boeing) |
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This
photo shows AP-AUN during a pre-delivery test flight. Boeing
Company delivered it to PIA on July 23, 1966 |
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Boeing
720-040B (Copyright
© ATDB) |
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This photo
shows AP-ATQ at Paris-Orly International Airport,
France, in 1960s |
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Sikorsky S-61N (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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AP-AOB
in East Pakistan |
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Lockheed
L-1049C Super Constellation (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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AP-AFS
seen at Karachi Airport in 1960s. Note longer nose of AP-AFS in
this photo |
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Hawker Siddeley
HS.121 Trident 1E (Abbas
Ali Collection) |
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AP-AUG
in 1960s livery. Note on Trident tail PIA logo was without
white contrail of stylized aircraft |
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Douglas DC-3 Dakota (Copyright
©
Capt. Johnny Sadiq) |
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A PIA Douglas DC-3
Dakota taxiing under the command of Capt. Johnny Sadiq at Skardu
Airport. Haramosh (Peak 58) and neighbouring peaks form a
dramatic backcloth to the scene |
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Lockheed
L-1049H Super Constellation (Copyright
©
David Banham) |
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AP-AJZ
photographed by David at London-Heathrow Airport on September 5,
1959. The aircraft is sporting early version of 1960s livery in
which PIA logo on bare metal fin was without two lines of stars |
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Vickers
Viscount 815 (Abbas
Ali
Collection) |
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AP-AJF
in 1960s livery with 'Pakistan International' titles in Urdu
script on port side. Aircraft named "City of Karachi" |
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Vickers
Viscount 815 (Abbas
Ali
Collection) |
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AP-AJG
in 1960s livery with 'Pakistan International' titles in Bangla
script on starboard side. Aircraft named "City of Dacca" |
List of Names Given to PIA Aircraft
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Regn. |
Type of Aircraft |
Cn/Sn |
Mfd |
Delivery |
City Name |
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AP-AJC |
Vickers Viscount 815 |
335 |
1958 |
12-01-59 |
City of Karachi |
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AP-AJD |
Vickers Viscount 815 |
336 |
1959 |
13-02-59 |
City of Lahore |
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AP-AJE |
Vickers Viscount 815 |
337 |
1959 |
17-03-59 |
City of Dacca |
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AP-AJF |
Vickers Viscount 815 |
375 |
1959 |
31-08-59 |
City of Karachi |
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AP-AJG |
Vickers Viscount 815 |
376 |
1959 |
28-09-59 |
City of Dacca |
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