Joint Iranian and US exercise, not long before the Iranian Revolution that overthrew the Shah. Administrative US serial 73-1541 but delivered new to Iran as 3-818 in September 1975. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Naft Airlines was set up by the retirement fund of the NIOC, the National Iranian Oil Company. This Fokker 100 has the NIOC logo in the tail. The airline was later renamed Karun Airlines. Picture taken from the airplane window taxing out.

In the late 80s this was Iraqi Airways YI-ALX, it was evacuated to Iran during the US invation in 1991. Here it was later impounded, and transferred to the Iran Airfoce. Many parts were removed from 5-8201 to serve in the overhaul for 5-8202.

Taxi out to the runway at Shiraz, what a sight, a whole ramp filled with IL76s.