Boeing CC-137

CC-137
A Canadian Armed Forces Boeing 707 (CC-137)
General information
Type	Military transport aircraft
Manufacturer	Boeing
Status	Retired
Primary user	Canadian Forces
Number built	5
History
Introduction date	1972
First flight	1970
Retired	1997
Developed from	Boeing 707

The Boeing CC-137 is a retired transport and tanker aircraft which served with the Canadian Forces from 1970 to 1997. The Boeing 707-347C aircraft provided long range passenger transport for the military, VIP transport for government and air-to-air refueling for fighters such as the CF-116 Freedom Fighter and CF-18 Hornet. It was replaced by the Airbus CC-150 Polaris in the transport role and much later in the tanker role.