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B703Retired

How the 707-320B fits into the 707 story

707-320B is the representative branch of the Boeing 707 family, capturing the mature turbofan branch most closely associated with the family’s global peak.

This page isolates the 707-320B branch of the Boeing 707 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.

Service entry

1962

Seating

147 to 189

Range

4,900 nm

Variant history

Why it branches from the family

The 707-320B is treated as the representative branch because it captures the mature turbofan branch most closely associated with the family’s global peak.

Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.

Fact rows

Reference snapshot

ICAO designator
B703
Designator references
Engines
Pratt & Whitney JT3D
Type data
Service entry
1962
Operator records
Typical seating
147 to 189
Operator layouts
Range
4,900 nm
Planning data

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Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.