| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NL1B |
| Fleet number: | 242 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (299) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 299AB |
| Licence-built by: | Vega |
| C/n (msn): | 8637 |
| Operator Titles: | Trans World Airline - TWA |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | December 1946 to April 1947 |
| Photo by: | William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins) |
| Photo ID: | 439493 |
| Photo Comment |
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In 1946 Vega-built USAAF B-17G 44-85728 was converted by Boeing for civil use as NX4600, and designated Boeing Model 299AB. It went to Trans World Airline in Jun 1946, for use in the Middle East, and was reregistered as NL1B in Dec 1946. It served with them only briefly, being donated to the Shah of Iran as EP-HIM in Apr 1947. This photo is copyright © William T. Larkins (Bill Larkins), and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 February 2022, and has since been viewed 398 times. |