To support Operation Unified Protector, the fight against Lybian dictator Khadaffi, this Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) was based at Souda. It is former Boeing N1785B (Jan'70), was sold as a CC-137 tanker to the Royal Canadian Air Force (serial 13702) on 28 Feb'70. Omega Air bought the aircraft on 20 Dec'93, it became HR-AMF. Served then TransBrasil Linhas Aereas up to 6 Apr'94. Became PT-TCU, and later EL-AKT. Sold to the USAF on 27 Feb'97, was modified to JSTARS and assigned to the 116th Air Control Wing at Robins AFB (GA). It was moved to AMARG on 12 Jul'22.

To support Operation Unified Protector, the fight against Lybian dictator Khadaffi, this Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) was based at Souda. It is former Boeing N1785B (Jan'70), was sold as a CC-137 tanker to the Royal Canadian Air Force (serial 13702) on 28 Feb'70. Omega Air bought the aircraft on 20 Dec'93, it became HR-AMF. Served then TransBrasil Linhas Aereas up to 6 Apr'94. Became PT-TCU, and later EL-AKT. Sold to the USAF on 27 Feb'97, was modified to JSTARS. It was moved to AMARG on 12 Jul'22. It is here pictured (with permission from Souda) from outside the base

Ex-N1785B. Later HR-AMF, EL-AKT, 95-0123, 96-0043

Cancelled order for Western Air Lines as N1507W. Delivered to the Canadian Armed Forces as 13702 in 1970 then to Omega Air as HR-AMF in 1993. Reregistered as EL-AKT in 1995. To the USAF as 95-0123, converted to an E-8B by Northrop-Grumman and reserailled as 96-0043. Converted to an E-8C in 2001. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB from 2022.

Photographer: Fred Guthrie.

Del 02/70 [Western N1507W ntu].

Del 02/70 [Western N1507W ntu]. Photo taken under cloudy conditions.

The second of five 707s built for Western Airlines but bought by the Canadian Air force when the sale fell through. Pushing back here during simpler times - no fences, not even a blast fence to be seen.

This 707 served with the Canadian Armed Forces as 13702. Here it has been stripped for a repaint into civil colours and only the red tailplanes and wingtips remain from its military livery. After serving with Aero Brasil this aircraft became an E-8C J-STARS with the USAF, serial 96-0043..

Former Canadian military 707 awaiting delivery to AeroBrasil.

13702 served the Canadian military from 1970 to 1993. After a brief civil career it went to the USAF for modification into an E-8C JSTARS.