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Boeing 707-320B (707-330B)

B707-18927Scrapped

RegistrationKE5Y-AXI

AFOperatorAfrican Express Airways

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Boeing 707-320B (707-330B) built in 1965. Operated for Lufthansa, Air Zimbabwe and African Express Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1965

Country of registrationKenia

MSN18927

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

1965

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Nov 11, 1965

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABUD.

Nov 24, 1965

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Jun 1, 1982

Transferred to Air Zimbabwe

Transferred to Air Zimbabwe.

Oct 1, 1983

Re-registered

Changed from VP-WKV to Z-WKV (still with Air Zimbabwe).

Oct 1, 1993

Transferred to African Express Airways

Transferred to African Express Airways.

Operators

1965-11-11

The Boeing Company

Registration D-ABUD

1965-11-24

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABUD

1982-06-01

Air Zimbabwe

Registration VP-WKV

1983-10-01

Air Zimbabwe

Registration Z-WKV

1993-10-01

African Express Airways

Registration 5Y-AXI

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African Express Airways

Registration 5Y-AXI

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 707-320B (707-330B) · 5Y-AXI · African Express Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B707-18927},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B707-18927}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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