Boeing 299 AB, EP-HIM / 8637, Iran Imperial Government
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Registration: EP-HIM
Construction Number: 8637
Model Boeing 299 AB
Operator: Iran Imperial Government
Airport: RAF Northolt (NHT / EGWU), UK - England
Photographer: Les Vowles
Date Taken: 24/07/1948
Date Submitted: 28/03/2021
TWA bought this surplus Lockheed-Vega built Fortress and had Boeing convert it for limited civilian use as a Model 299AB. Registered NL1B it made airfield and route surveys in the Middle East for TWA until gifted to the Shah of Iran for his personal use.
Picture ID:1748002