Kai Tak - BOAC Flight Registration numbers

Submitted by Hemmers on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 16:24

Hi all - a bit of a shot in the dark but I am looking to find the aircraft registration number for a BOAC 707 that took me and my family to HK for the first time on Saturday 9th September 1967 departing London Heathrow. I am having a display model made and would love to have the correct registration number if possible. Not sure where to look or even if its possible to find out such a thing.

Many thanks in advance. Keith 

British Airways Archives could have the information you seek. They have an on-line presence. Their volunteers have been helpful to me in the past seeking out long ago material held in their archives.

Alternatively, one of the local towns in Surrey local to Heathrow (Woking?) supposedly has or had the airport’s control tower log records in its custody. These logs note every departure and arrival at the airport. If they go back as far as your date, library staff may be able to ID your registration or even give you access to search yourself.

Try this, it has tower logbooks.

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F84153

Let us know if you are successful as I also travelled on BOAC flights to and from HK during 1966/67 though I chose my flights to be flown by VC10s.

As a start, here's the list of Registration Numbers for B.O.A.C 707s

G-APFB, G-APFC, G-APFD, , G-APFF, G-APFG, G-APFH, G-APFI, G-APFJ, G-APFK, G-APFL, G-APFM, G-APFN, G-APFO, G-APFP

G-ARRA, G-ARRB, G-ARRC

G-ARWD, G-ARWE

G-ASZF, G-ASZG