Fwd: Old & Memorable Photos of PIA when it was a great institution... Courtesy Capt. M. M. Salehjee
Asif Abbasi
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Date: 28 Nov 2013 22:48
Subject: Old & Memorable Photos of PIA when it was a great institution... Courtesy Capt. M. M. Salehjee
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Date: 27 November 2013 7:26:06 GMT+5
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Usmani, What a pleasure to see this collection of good days of PIA! We can always recreation that era if our leadership becomes honest to Pakistan.
On Nov 26, 2013 12:36 AM, Khalid Usmani <kfus...@gmail.com> wrote:اسلام عليكم ورحمةالله وبركاته
Old Photos of PIA ...................
In this rare photo you can see PIA's legendry pilot Capt. M. M. Salehjee (left) talking to airline's very first Chairman Mirza Ahmad Ispahani (right). Mr. Anwar Hussain is also seen in this photo taken at Dacca Airport in East Pakistan. The brand new Fokker F27 seen in the background had arrived at Dacca Airport after completing its delivery flight from the Netherlands. Mirza Ahmad Ispahani was the longest serving chairman of PIA from its inception until 1962. PIA's wide-body aircraft maintenance hangar at Karachi Airport is named after Mr. Ispahani. Capt. M. M. Salehjee, a respected and talented pilot, was elected as President of Pakistan Air Line Pilots' Association (PALPA) in 1968. He did a lot to bring PIA pilots to world standard. Capt. M. M. Salehjee also served as Sector Chief Pilot Eastern Division (East Pakistan). Due to his vast experience, Capt. M. M. Salehjee on a number of occasions was given responsibility of flying PIA's VVIP flights. Famous personalities like Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser and First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy were flown on PIA VVIP flights piloted by Capt. M. M. Salehjee
This photo was taken at the steps of PIA Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation (registration AP-AJZ) on March 21, 1962 at Dacca Airport. Seen in this photo are (left to right) Flight Engineer Saeed Durrani, Navigator Lodhi, Capt. Raja Zia, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand, General Mohammad Azam Khan, Governor of East Pakistan, Capt. Shamim Akbar and Flight Engineer Amber Khan
This photo shows President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan (left) welcomed by General Musa Khan, Governor of West Pakistan, at Karachi Airport on August 28, 1968. Standing in the middle is Air Hostess Tahira Mali to say good bye to the President after successful completion of the VVIP flight
Great People to Fly With! PIA's stylish cabin crew of 1960s. Seen in this photo from left to right are Flight Purser Khalida Adeeba Khanum, Flight Purser Mustansar, Air Hostess Naeema Noom, Flight Steward M. Ismail Sagar, Senior Purser Sultana, Air Hostess Rumila Ruth and Air Hostess Tahira Mali. The Air Hostesses are wearing famous uniform designed by French fashion designer Pierre Cardin
New batch of Air Hostesses passed out on November 16, 1967. First from the left is Tahira Mali, sixth is another legendary personality of PIA's 1960s golden era Chief Air Hostess Safia Sibghatullah who was honored with the Presidential award of Sitara-e-Khidmat and 8th from left is Flight Service Instructor Nasima Huda
This photo taken at Dacca Airport, East Pakistan, on November 1, 1969, shows crew of PIA's inaugural 'Pearl Route' flight operated with a Boeing 707-340C jetliner. Seen in this photo: 4th from left is Air Hostess Tahira Mali, 5th is Air Hostess Farhat Sultana, 6th is Governor of East Pakistan, Vice Admiral S.M. Ahsan, 7th is Air Hostess Avril de Souza, 8th is a Japanese Air Hostess specially recruited from Japan to cover 'Pearl Route' flights, 9th is Flight Purser Atta-ur-Rehman Butt, 10th is Flight Purser Raheel Masood and 11th is Flight Steward Ahsan Ghazi. PIA Boeing 707s operated twice a week 'Pearl Route' flight from Dacca to Tokyo via Bangkok and Manila
Capt. Salahuddin Chughtai (left) and Capt. Mohammed Idris Mian Talukdar photographed with PIA Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft at Ishurdi Airport, East Pakistan, on September 24, 1962. Below the DC-3, we can see the Perforated Steel Planking (PSP) / Marsden Matting used for the runway and taxiway at that airport
This group photo of officials from PIA and Fokker Company was taken at Dacca Airport, East Pakistan, on the occasion of delivery of a brand new Fokker F27 turboprop aircraft to PIA. In this photo we can see Capt. Salahuddin Chughtai (5th from left) and Capt. M. M. Salehjee (7th from right)
Group photo of cabin crew passed out in March 1969, standing on the steps of a retired PIA Super Constellation (registration AP-AFQ) used as a mock-up for training of cabin crew at Karachi Airport. Seen in this photo second from left is Flight Steward Nur-ul-Islam Chaudhry, now Deputy General Manager, Flight Service, Biman Bangladesh Airlines. In center is Flight Service Instructor Tanvir A. Jan and second from right is Flight Steward Haroon-ur-Rasheed, now Chief Purser, Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Flight Steward Ahmad Saeed is third from right. The Air Hostess near the top of the steps is Jamila Anam
A photo of PIA Vickers Viscount 815 (AP-AJC) with 'Pakistan International' titles in Bangla on starboard side.
A PIA Air Hostess appears on the cover of this booklet. Issued in early 1970s, this booklet provided basic information about PIA with some very nice color photos
Pakistan International's first L1049C Super Constellation at London Heathrow Airport in April, 1955.
After a short period of independence, Pakistan decided in 1951 that it needed a national flag carrier
airline; the government of the country accordingly established Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
in this role, and on 25 May ordered three examples of the Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation
four-engined airliner as the new operator's initial equipment. PIA flew its first service with the Super Constellation on 07 June 1954 on the route linking Karachi and Dacca which were the main cities of
the country's western and eastern halves. On 1 February 1955 the airline flew its first international service, between Karachi and London via Cairo.
PIA Chief AM Asghar Khan meets the new recruits of PIA air-hostesses in 1960s.
This leaflet was printed in 1963 to provide details and features of PIA Sikorsky S-61N helicopter service in East Pakistan
Backside of PIA helicopter service leaflet from 1963. It shows map of East Pakistan and routes flown by PIA's Dacca-based Sikorsky S-61N helicopters
Commemorative stamps issued on November 1, 1969, to celebrate inauguration of PIA's 'Pearl Route' Dacca - Tokyo Boeing 707 flights. Each stamp shows Japanese doll and PIA flights' network including 'Pearl Route' which is shown in red color. These stamps were designed by Nighat Sher Mohammad
Wives of PIA pilots distributing clothes to people of East Pakistan affected by cyclone. Seen in this photo are Mrs. Capt. Salehjee, Mrs. Yazdani and wife of PIA Director Customer Services Hurmet Beg
The USA first-lady Jacqueline Kennedy getting a hug from Capt Salehjee on her arrival at London's Heathrow Airport on a PIA flight in 1962. PIA was her favourite airline.
Famous Hollywood stars Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger arrive at Lahore Airport, 1954. The actors arrived in Lahore with a full filming crew to shoot a major portion of the film ‘Bhowani Junction.’
A PIA Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation at Dhaka Airport in East Pakistan in 1956
Air Hostess Selma Sheikh is seen in 1950s uniform in this photograph. Selma joined PIA as Air Hostess in 1957 and later got promoted to the position of flight purser and served the airline till late 1960s with great amount of dedication. Brilliant, well groomed and good looking Selma appeared on a number of PIA brochures and printed material like in-flight booklets, advertisements and Boeing 707/720B emergency safety instructions in 1950s and 1960s. PIA's 1962 wall calendar featured Selma with other PIA air hostesses including Shehla Leghari and legendary Momi Gul Durrani.
During her service with PIA, Selma flew on a number of aircraft types operated by PIA at that time including Super Constellation, DC-3 Dakota, Fokker F27, Boeing 707, Boeing 720B and Trident. On January 2, 1962, Selma was member of operating crew of PIA's brand new Boeing 720-040B (AP-AMG) when this aircraft on its delivery flight to Pakistan broke the world record for the London-Karachi non-stop flight time. Her favourite aircraft in PIA was and still is the Super Constellation. On Super Constellation flights, unlike today's fast turnarounds, on the London flights for instance, Selma and her fellow crew members would leave Karachi, have a three day layover in either Beirut, staying at the Commodore Hotel, or in Rome, before continuing on to London. If they were going on to New York on Boeing 707 jet flight, it would be 3 or 4 day layover in London, in the earliest days at the Palm Court in Richmond, or in later years at the Kensington Palace Hotel, and similar layovers on the return flights, so in all one flight would be 12 to 14 days outstation, which was just great!! says Selma.
On Trident and Boeing flights Selma flew within what was then West Pakistan and also to Bombay and Delhi in India. Sometimes Selma and her fellow air hostesses would be sent off to Dacca in East Pakistan for a month's posting where they flew DC-3 Dakotas, the most hair rising planes in Selma's experience. On DC-3s, Selma flew within East Pakistan and also to Calcutta in India. Selma enjoyed her job and on many occasions she was chosen to be part of crew on VVIP flights. She performed duty on VVIP flights that carried famous personalities including President Ayub Khan of Pakistan, Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan (now Emperor and Empress of Japan), the Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Empress Farah Pahlavi, and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. On her flights she also got chance to meet famous personalities like the Hollywood film star Ingrid Bergman, English crime writer Agatha Christie and many other VIPs
This rare color photo from 1960 shows PIA's ace pilot Capt. Abdullah Baig, affectionately called 'Tony Baig' by friends, interacting with passengers in first class lounge of Boeing 707-321 ( registration N723PA) that was acquired by PIA on lease from Pan American World Airways from February 1960 to December 1962
This early 1960s photo shows Air Hostess Arjumand Ahmad serving President of Iraq Field Marshal Abdul Salam Arif on board a PIA flight
Air Hostess Yvonne Reuben attending passengers aboard PIA Boeing 707-321 (registration N723PA) in 1960. Elegant Yvonne was one of the earliest employees of PIA and served the airline from 1950s to 1960s
PIA Air-Hostesses wearing uniform designed by Feroze Cowasji
Prime Minister Zhou Enlai of China introduced to PIA Boeing 720-040B crew members led by Capt. Taimur Baig
A PIA DC-3 Dakota at Dacca's Tejgaon airport in 1950s.
A PIA C-130
A PIA Boeing 707 at Dacca's Tejgaon airport in 1960s.
The PIA Boeing that crashed during it's inaugural Cairo flight. Construction number 18379. Line number 321. Built in 1962. Aircraft registered in Pakistan as AP-AMH for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Delivered to PIA on October 19, 1962. On May 20, 1965, AP-AMH was operating PIA flight PK-705 from Karachi to Cairo via Dhahran with 125 passengers and crew on board. The aircraft crashed during final approach to Cairo Airport, Egypt. Only six passengers survived the accident. Registration AP-AMH removed from Pakistan Aircraft Register on August 3, 1965.
A PIA Ad from early 1960s
