1: 200 Boeing E-3B Sentry US Air Force - AWESOME COLLECTABLES

US Air Force Boeing E-3B Sentry tail code AK 75-0560. USAF 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron 962nd (AACS) stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JBER Alaska. Commonly known as AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System the E-3s were derived from the Boeing 707-300 airliner Originally formed in 1943 as the 862d Bombardment Squadron Heavy the squadron was redesignated as the 962nd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron AWACS in 1985. The E-3 Sentrys began USAF operations in 1986 and are due to be replaced in 2027. Diecast metal model with some and plastic components. Undercarriage is fixed extended and a display stand is included. Approx. 23.5cm x 22.5cm