Originally Posted by
Wensleydale
Like the E-3Ds you mean? Seven aircraft built in the same factory at the same time. One of the frames has different wings (believe from RC 135 with no specific routing for ESM/coms cables which were just passed through the ribs as and where - no surprize that HF comms had an affect on ESM performance).
Unlikely, as not only a very different airframe, but the last -135 was built in the mid 60s. Could have been from a wing intended for the E-8B, new-build J-STARs which was cancelled or for an E-6?