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Framed during the famous checkerboard approach to runway 13.

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.

Delivered to Air France as F-BLCG in 1967. To ZAS Airline of Egypt as SU-DAB in 1983. Leased to Nile Safaris as ST-AKR and returned as SU-DAB in 1986. To Naganagani as XT-BBF and then to Homac Aviation as HB-IEI in 1989, Aviastar as 5B-DAZ in 1992 and Clipper International as 9G-ROX in 1998. Damaged beyond repair when it overran the runway doing an aborted takeoff after two engine failures at Bratislava in 1999.

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

This E-3B was delivered to the USAF on 6 April 1982. It was later modified to E-2B mod (as pictured), then to E-3C and eventually to E-3G. The AWACS belongs to the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron, commanded by the 552d Air Control Wing at Tinker AFB (OK). It is here pictured (with permission from Souda air base) from outside the base.

Delivered to Continental Airlines as N47331 in 1968. To Varig as PP-VLM on 1972 then to Equator Leasing as N112HM in 1987 and leased to Air Seychelles as S7-2HM from 1988 to 1989. Reregistered as N707EL in 1991. To Angola Air Charter as D2-TOK in 1991. Withdrawn from use at Luanda in 1998 and presumably scrapped.

Delivered to British Eagle as G-ATZD in 1967. Reregistered as VR-BCP in and back to G-ATZD in 1968. To BOAC in 1968 who merged into British Airways in 1974. To Jamahiriya Air Transport as 5A-DJV in 1983. They merged into Libyan Arab Airlines then to ZAS as SU-DAI in 1986. To Okada Air as 5N-AOO then to Belgian International Air Cargo as OO-CDE in 1988, Royal Jordanian as JY-AJM in 1992 and the Argentine Air Force as LV-WXL in 1997. Withdrawn from use at El Palomar Air Base in 2003. Scrapped in 2019.

Parked at Dublin for about a decade before being scrapped in summer 1984.

Delivered to Northwest Orient as N356US in 1964. To Pacific Western as CF-PWJ in 1973 and reregistered as C-FPWJ in 1974. To Abelag as OO-ABA then to Ontario Worldair as C-GRYO in 1979. To Air Belgium as OO-ABA in 1980 then to United African Airlines in 1981 as 5A-DIZ. Renamed to Jamahiriya Air Transport in 1983 and merged into Libyan Arab Airlines in 1986. To African Express Airways as 5Y-AXC in 1986 then to Omega Air as N8163G, Executive Air Services as TF-ANC and Rainbow Cargo Airlines as 9G-RCA in 1989. To Gas Air Nigeria as 9G-RBO in 1991. Damaged beyond repair at Ilorin, Nigeria in 1992.

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