The Boeing 707-320
In the late 1950’s the whole outlook of commercial aviation changed with the full scale introduction of the jet airliners. South African Airways selected the Boeing version and in 1961 offered passengers the opportunity of luxury high speed air travel to and from Europe and the UK.

For the introduction of such a radical change in aircraft, a new colour scheme was designed by SAA’s chief draughtsman, Mr. Rex Linaker. The concept was a dramatic departure from the previously staid colour schemes SAA had employed in the past. The front of the aircraft remained the same, but the tail now proudly sported a distinct orange fin broken by a white and blue “Boomerang” bisected by a small Springbuck halfway up the vertical section. In the bend of the angle was the name “Boeing 707” and the word “Intercontinental”, in script, was placed below the backward pointing sector.