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Boeing 707-320 (707-328)

B707-17920Written off

RegistrationFRF-BHSM

OperatorAir France

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Boeing 707-320 (707-328) built in 1960. Operated for Air France.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1960

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN17920

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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Aircraft chronology

1960

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Aug 24, 1960

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as F-BHSM.

Sep 21, 1960

Transferred to Air France

Transferred to Air France.

Jun 3, 1962

Accident at Paris-Orly Airport

On June 3, 1962, the Boeing 707-328 aircraft (registration F-BHSM), operated by Air France, was involved in a fatal accident at Paris-Orly Airport (France), leaving 130 dead. Source: Air France.

What happened

The 707 carrying more than a hundred of Atlanta's art patrons home could not raise its nose on take-off and crashed at the end of the runway. Two flight attendants survived. The inquiry pointed to a failure of the servo motor driving the elevator trim. Atlanta used the compensation to found the arts centre that today bears the Woodruff name.

Source: Air France

Operators

1960-08-24

The Boeing Company

Registration F-BHSM

1960-09-21

Air France

Registration F-BHSM

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Boeing 707-320 (707-328) · F-BHSM · Air France}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B707-17920},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B707-17920}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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Wikipedia

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