| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 553 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou |
| C/n (msn): | 52 |
| Operator Titles: | Iran - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Tehran - Mehrabad InternationalMap |
| Country: | Iran |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OIII IATA: THR Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Tehran Aerospace Exhibition Center |
| Photo Date: | February 2007 |
| Photo by: | RvW |
| Photo ID: | 868804 |
| Photo Comment |
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On the North side of Mehrabad airport, connected with a taxiway that also runs past the maintenance complex, is the so-called aerospace exhibition. This Caribou is thought to be one of two used in support of the US projects Dark Gene and IBEX which was basically spying on the Soviet Union from Iran. The C-7 was used to supply the forward deployed operatives at their listening posts. This photo is copyright © RvW, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 November 2025, and has since been viewed 105 times. |