Boeing C-137 Stratoliner

Other nations also bought both new and used 707s for military service, primarily as VIP or tanker transports.

In addition, the 707 served as the basis for several specialized versions, such as the E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.

US Air Force procurement of the Boeing 707 was very limited, amounting to three Model 707-153s designated VC-137A.

[1] To supplement its VC-137s, the USAF converted several C-135 airframes to VC-135 VIP standard, and these were used for staff transport mainly within the United States.

The USAF purchased a number of 707s under the C-137 series of designations: The following aircraft are on public display: General characteristics Performance

An EC-18B Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft (ARIA) takes off on its first flight at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, following its conversion from a Boeing 707-320.
Spectators watch one of two C-137B Stratoliner aircraft returning freed hostages after their release from Iran in 1981
VC-137C SAM 27000 (Air Force One) at Venice Marco Polo Airport , Italy in 1987
An Italian Air Force Boeing 707T/T refuels two MB-339 in a demonstration
Hooking up for simulated refuelling with a NATO Boeing 707-TCA from a HI ANG KC-135R during a refuelling training mission from Geilenkirchen AB in September 1996
58-6971 on display
SAM 27000 on display at the Reagan Library
side view