Originally Posted by
ATNotts
mntech
Those are the ones!! JT3D not 3B as I wrote. Are there any 707s / DC8s left still operating that have the original engines, albeit hush kitted? That looks as though, from the look of the ground below, to be one of the Iranian 707-320Bs that were still operating until comparatively recently.
The FAA data base says there are about 7 707s and 8 DC-8 still registered. That has to happen every 3 years, but does not mean the aircraft can fly. Doubt if there are many left of either in the world,
The US Air Force still uses the KC-135, but most of those have been re-engined (I think.....)