Boeing 707-320 E-3A Sentry

Boeing 707-320 E-3A Sentry

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12/22/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was ordered by the US Air Force for NATO as an E-3A, USAF s/n 79-0457, and was purchased by NATO through the US Foreign Military Sales organization and delivered on December 19, 1984. This is one of NATO's E-3As based at Geilenkirchen AFB, Germany but registered as civil aircraft in Luxembourg to meet legal requirements. The aircraft is assigned to NATO's Airborne Early Warning Force and crewed by personnel from all NATO member countries.

It was damaged beyond repair during a take off at Aktion AFB, Preveza, Greece, after multiple bird-strikes on July 14, 1996 forcing the crew to abort the take off. It overran the runway and ended up in the sea and broke in two."


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12/22/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was ordered by the US Air Force for NATO as an E-3A, USAF s/n 79-0457, and was purchased by NATO through the US Foreign Military Sales organization and delivered on December 19, 1984. This is one of NATO's E-3As based at Geilenkirchen AFB, Germany but registered as civil aircraft in Luxembourg to meet legal requirements. The aircraft is assigned to NATO's Airborne Early Warning Force and crewed by personnel from all NATO member countries. It was damaged beyond repair during a take off at Aktion AFB, Preveza, Greece, after multiple bird-strikes on July 14, 1996 forcing the crew to abort the take off. It overran the runway and ended up in the sea and broke in two."