AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1957

Aircraft hub · 1957 · Cold War

Boeing 707, 737 & 747

The Americans who won the airline war — represented here by noses, cockpits and one whole 737, like trophies in reverse. The gazetteer currently lists it at 3 UK museums.

1957
First flight
many, obviously
Built
605 mph
Top speed
3
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Boeing 707, 737 & 747 in the UK

The gazetteer records 6 Boeing 707, 737 & 747 airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 3 UK collections, in 3 regions: Wales, Scotland, South West England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Bournemouth Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Christchurch South West England Boeing 737-229 fuselage G-CEAH
National Museum Of FlightChecked 2026-10-08 North Berwick Scotland Boeing 707-436 forward fuselage G-APFJ Cockpit or section
South Wales Aviation MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Barry Wales Boeing 747-236B upper cockpit section G-BDXH Cockpit or section
Boeing 747-467 upper cockpit section B-HUI Cockpit or section
Boeing 707-436 cockpit section G-APFG Cockpit or section
Boeing 737-3L9 upper fuselage section N470AC Cockpit or section

3D model

The 737-229 Advanced in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as G-CEAH, a Boeing 737-229 Advanced built in 1975 (c/n 21135) and delivered to Sabena as OO-SDG, later flown by European Aviation Air Charter from Bournemouth Hurn, whose forward fuselage has been kept at Bournemouth Aviation Museum as ‘The Spirit of Peter Bath’ since the aircraft was broken up in 2013: the short-haul twin-jet that became the best-selling airliner ever built, 93 ft in span, with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 turbofans in long slim nacelles slung flush under the wing with their thrust reversers moved aft, the 707’s six-abreast fuselage cross-section cut short, a dorsal fin fillet and eyebrow windows above the flight deck, shown standing on its tricycle undercarriage as it flew in 2005–2006: European Aviation Air Charter’s white fuselage and nacelles with light grey wings, four grey sweep stripes and a red band aft of the wing leading into an all-red tail cone, fin, rudder and tailplane, a red italic ‘EUROPEAN’ title forward of the wing on each side, a white serif ‘EAL’ along the fin, a white ‘G-CEAH’ aft of the rear door, ‘AH’ on the nose-gear doors and a thin red ring on each nacelle (the museum holds only the forward fuselage, so the whole aircraft is shown as photographed in service; small stencils are omitted). Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.9 MB) · Plate 193 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Colomban Cri-Cri & the homebuilt shelf, English Electric Canberra, Gloster Meteor, Percival Provost, SEPECAT Jaguar.

Where the type is thickest

Scotland has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Boeing 707, 737 & 747 in brief

TypeBoeing 707, 737 & 747 (nose sections & 737-200)
UK museums holding one3
Airframes recorded in this survey6

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Boeing 707, 737 & 747 airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 6 Boeing 707, 737 & 747 airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Boeing 707, 737 & 747 airframes?

South Wales Aviation Museum has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.