Unfortunately the sun was hidden behind clouds on this afternoon, however to see an almost 45 years old B747-200 is a rarity today. This was the first aircraft that, accompanied by huge dust blow, used RWY 29L for departure from Mehrabad airport, this runway was closed for a long time due to renovation and it was re-opened only for departures so far, however even during the next 2 days no other planes used it, except for a second B747-200 of Qeshm Fars Air a few minutes later.
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force Boeing 707 air tanker lands at Mehrabad airport with dominant Milad Tower in the background in a typical Tehran smog. It is great to see and hear this beautiful aircraft in live traffic after so many years...