Has Syrian Arab Airlines cheat line from lease to them. First flew as N31241 in 1959. Delivered to BOAC as G-APFB in 1960. Leased to Syrian Arab Airlines from 1974 to 1975 then to British Airtours in 1975. To Boeing soon after this photo was taken and stored at Kingman AZ. Still there in 1986. Scrapped.

slide taken by Norbert Kröpfl. - Syrian Arab Airlines leased a pair of 707-436s from British Airways between 1974 and 1975. 1959-built G-APFB was the oldest example in the BOAC / British Airways fleet; after the Syrian lease it returned to British Airtours and was operated by them until 1979 before being withdrawn at Kingman AZ.

scan from the NK slide collection. - The oldest of all BOAC Boeing 707s in its last year of service for BOAC. The aircraft flew for Syrian Arab Airlines and British Airtours thereafter and was retired at Kingman AZ late in 1976, still in an hybrid Syrian Arab livery.

G-AFPB taxis for takeoff on a hazy summer Saturday. BOAC's Saturday service stopped seven times before reaching London, including Brisbane and Darwin in Australia and Zurich in Europe. Total travel time was about 33½ hours or about 10 hours longer than in 2018

Two Boeing 707 are seen at the BOAC maintenance area