Delivered to Delta Air Lines as L-1011-1 N740DA in 1983. Converted to an L-1011-250 in 1987. To Air Universal as 9L-LDE in 2002. Withdrawn from use at Tehran-Mehrabad by 2008. Still there in 2016.

Delivered new (as a series 1) 15th Apr 1983 and converted to a series 250 Apr 1987. Operated its last flight with Delta 6th July 2001 KFLL-KATL. Became 9L-LDE with Air Universal 8th Feb 2002

This Tristar was originally delivered to Delta in April 1983 and is pictured taxying in to its assigned stand. In February 2002 the plane went to Air Universal as 9L-LDE, after which it was leased out short-term to Star Air (Saudia Arabian) and Sudan Airways but was operating again for Air Universal by August 2004 but two years later it was in storage at Tehran (THR) as 9L-LDE. There are reports that it was at some point re-registered EP-LDE but the frame is now on display at the Tehran Aerospace Exhibition as 9L-LDE.

Lining up to depart home!

Arriving at Manchester (Ringway) on the scheduled flight from Atlanta.