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Boeing 707-420 (707-436)

B707-17711Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-APFJ

ROOperatorRoyal Air Force Museum Cosford

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Boeing 707-420 (707-436) built in 1960. Operated for BOAC, MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines and Royal Air Force Museum Cosford. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1960

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN17711

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 707

Figures for the 707-320C variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.6 m153 ft

Wingspan44.4 m146 ft

Height12.8 m42 ft

Range6,820 km3,683 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed886 km/h478 ktMach 0.83

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight151,318 kg333,599 lb

Maximum payload84,050 kg185,298 lbIts 194 passengers with baggage would weigh about 19.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity194 passengers

Endurance7 h 42 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1957 (69 years ago) · About 1,010 units built · Production ended in 1979

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1960

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Sep 9, 1960

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as G-APFJ.

Sep 22, 1960

Transferred to BOAC

Transferred to BOAC.

Nov 1, 1971

Transferred to MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines

Transferred to MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.

Sep 1, 1972

Transferred to MAS Malaysian Airline System

Transferred to MAS Malaysian Airline System.

Apr 1, 1975

Transferred to British Airways

Transferred to British Airways.

Feb 1, 1977

Transferred to British Airtours

Transferred to British Airtours.

Operators

1960-09-09

The Boeing Company

Registration G-APFJ

1960-09-22

BOAC

Registration G-APFJ

1971-11-01

MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines

Registration G-APFJ

1972-09-01

MAS Malaysian Airline System

Registration G-APFJ

1975-04-01

British Airways

Registration G-APFJ

1977-02-01

British Airtours

Registration G-APFJ

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Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

Registration G-APFJ

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 707-420 (707-436) · G-APFJ · Royal Air Force Museum Cosford}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B707-17711},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B707-17711}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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