Trojan Thunder Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Boeing 707-338C c/n 19294-550 rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - December 14, 1966 and first flown at Renton as VH-EBU on February 13, 1967. EBU was accepted by Qantas Airways at Seattle (Boeing Field) on March 08, 1967, this was the 21st Boeing airliner delivered new to Qantas Airways. EBU flew with QANTAS as City of Broken Hill, City of Wollongong and City of Parramatta and was cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register on November 03, 1976 after flying just over 32,283 hours for QANTAS. After QANTAS sold EBU off it served with Air Niugini, Arrow Air, Zaire Cargo, Shanghai Airlines, Anglo Cargo Airlines and other leasing companies. Ferried to Davis Monthan in the Anglo Cargo livery on May 18 1992 and stored at Davis Monthan as '67-30053' until June 17, 1993 where it departed for Lake Charles, LA for conversion to E-8C. The aircraft was re-serialled 'AF93-0597' and designated an E-8C P-3 (3rd Production Aircraft) in February 1997, handed over to 93rd Air Control Wing, USAF at Melbourne, Florida on November 25, 1997. The aircraft was badly damaged during an air-to-air refuelling accident over Qatar on March 13, 2009, the number two fuel tank ruptured in flight due to over-pressurisation causing extensive wing damage. It made a safe emergency landing at the Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The estimated cost to repair the damage was around $US 25,000,000 and was deemed to be uneconomical to repair and was therefore declared a 'write-off'. The cause of the accident was traced to a civilian subcontractor who inadvertently left a test plug in the fuel vent system which occurred during programmed depot maintenance. As the aircraft was only in the air for a short period of time before the air-to-air refuelling took place it had not burnt off enough fuel from the number to tank that would have allowed the 'dive flapper' valve to open when the over-pressurisation of the fuel tank commenced. The aircraft was reported to have been broken up at Al Udeid Air Base in February 2012. This is the Airfix E-3D kit converted to an E-8C using the Flightpath conversion set and Decals by Wolfpak, the build threads can be found below... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonwinn Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 WOW! That's one spiffy looking 707 variant! I had an Airfix 707 once with Conway engines.....not even at your level of quality! John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Thanks Jon, it is now with my other 707s (E-3A to be finished eventually) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Bravo!! Outstanding addition to your, already impressive, 707 fleet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Very nice job. Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar is by far THE MOST HUMID place I've ever been to in my life. I still say we were dryer in the showers. 😂 Steve Edited July 18, 2021 by A-10 LOADER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 thanks guys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Looks great! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Man oh man, that is some stone-cold 707 modeling going on. Well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 thanks again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Brother Ray! Yes! Beautiful work on the J-STARS and the other 707/E-3 kits. Quite a collection. I appreciate all the added detail that you put into the 707 to accurize it to the J-8C configuration. What's next? K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) Thanks Dutch! Not much, we are starting to pack to move house half way across the country (that's if Covid cases drop enough to allow us into another state). Edited August 5, 2021 by Trojan Thunder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Very nice. Bloody contractors eh 😉 Looks like you have several builds going on at the same time too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Cheers Thommo, I can never work on one model at a time these days, though not much has been happening lately with the planned move to Adelaide Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Nice 707 collection! I have a 72nd E-3 to build as an A model...really want to build it refueling from a 72nd KC-135A. Would be a big display but cool to look at! Great job on that E-8 JSTARS. Cheers....Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 Thanks Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Wow, nice build! You don't see 1/72 E-8s too often... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Awesome J-Stars Ray! Don't know how I missed this when you first posted it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Drifterdon said: Awesome J-Stars Ray! Don't know how I missed this when you first posted it. Thanks Pollie and Don! Don, you were obviously busy at the bench working on your fleet of 1/144 KC-135s 😄 Edited September 17, 2021 by Trojan Thunder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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