Flying Karachi to Baghdad.


	Flying Karachi to Baghdad.

majesticmani

12-9-2006 4:30 PM

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A beautiful picture of an ancient plane used to travel from Karachi to Baghdad in 1932.

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				<P><STRONG>Owais Mughal</STRONG></p> <P>We at <STRONG>ATP</STRONG> like <A href="http://pakistaniat.com/2006/07/21/guest-post-pictures-of-the-day-the-rickshaw/">rickshaws</A> and <A href="http://pakistaniat.com/2006/11/25/tangay-walla-wallah-khair-atp/">tongas</A>; but we like <A href="http://pakistaniat.com/2006/06/21/pictures-of-the-day-flying-high/">flying machines</A> too; and not just those from <A href="http://pakistaniat.com/2006/06/24/picture-of-the-day-pia-re-deux/">PIA</A>.</p> <DIV><A href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48896119@N00/313754641/in/photostream/"><IMG width="444" height="218" src="http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m237/owaism1971/k_B.jpg" /></A></DIV>
<P>Here is a picture of a <STRONG>Handley-Page</STRONG> biplane of UK’s <STRONG>Imperial Airways</STRONG> which was used as a weekly air service between <STRONG>Karachi and Baghdad in 1932</STRONG>.  This particular photo shows this plane at a stopover in <STRONG>Kuwait</STRONG> on its way from Karachi to Baghdad in <STRONG>1934</STRONG>.</p> <P><A id="more-450"></A>Imperial airways was established in UK on <STRONG>March 31, 1924</STRONG> and it established its first route between UK and India by an inuagural flight between London and Karachi on <STRONG>March 30th, 1929</STRONG>. By <STRONG>1933</STRONG> it was running a weekly service between Karachi and London.</p> <P>More information on Imperial Airways can be found <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Airways">here</A>. I found this photo at <A href="http://www.flickr.com">flickr</A>.
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