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Concorde Last Flight
Last Concorde flight.
The last Concorde ever to take to the skies will take off from London's Heathrow airport on November 26 at around 11:30 British Airways have announced.
The final flight for the world only supersonic aircrafft will, as expected, be to Filton, near Bristol, with a short supersonic hop around the Bay of Biscay, BA said.
Filton, now home to plane maker Airbus, used to be the base of the British Aircraft Corporation, half of the Anglo-French grouping which built Concorde.
The plane, G-BOAF - the last Concorde ever built - will go on display at Filton, where all the British-made models were constructed and tested.
Captain Mike Bannister, BA's chief Concorde pilot, said: "British Airways is delighted that we are returning the last Concorde ever built to her birthplace at Filton. She first flew on Friday, April 20 in 1979 and will land for the last time at 1pm on November 26."
" Concorde was born from dreams, built with vision and operated with pride."
" She's a fabulous aircraft that will become a legend thanks to the people who built her, flew her and looked after her. The people of Bristol should be tremendously proud of all that Concorde has achieved throughout its 27 years of wonderful service."
Alpha Foxtrot will be landing for the final time by Captain Les Brodie. Captain Brodie is Concorde Flight Training manager, and has sent a great deal of his time working at the Filton site training Concorde crews on the full motion simulator that was based there.
The flight path and timing of the fly-past over Bristol is still to be confirmed but thousands are expected to gather on the Downs, with the plane passing over the Suspension Bridge.
Airbus spokesman Howard Berry said: "We're pleased that we've at last been given an exact date by British Airways and we're looking forward to receiving the plane. We'll now put everything in place ready for the aircraft's home-coming and try to ensure that as many people as possible will be able to see her flying over Bristol into Filton."
Some Pictures of Concorde
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The last Concorde ever to take to the skies will take off from London's Heathrow airport on November 26 at around 11:30 British Airways have announced.
The final flight for the world only supersonic aircrafft will, as expected, be to Filton, near Bristol, with a short supersonic hop around the Bay of Biscay, BA said.
Filton, now home to plane maker Airbus, used to be the base of the British Aircraft Corporation, half of the Anglo-French grouping which built Concorde.
The plane, G-BOAF - the last Concorde ever built - will go on display at Filton, where all the British-made models were constructed and tested.
Captain Mike Bannister, BA's chief Concorde pilot, said: "British Airways is delighted that we are returning the last Concorde ever built to her birthplace at Filton. She first flew on Friday, April 20 in 1979 and will land for the last time at 1pm on November 26."
" Concorde was born from dreams, built with vision and operated with pride."
" She's a fabulous aircraft that will become a legend thanks to the people who built her, flew her and looked after her. The people of Bristol should be tremendously proud of all that Concorde has achieved throughout its 27 years of wonderful service."
Alpha Foxtrot will be landing for the final time by Captain Les Brodie. Captain Brodie is Concorde Flight Training manager, and has sent a great deal of his time working at the Filton site training Concorde crews on the full motion simulator that was based there.
The flight path and timing of the fly-past over Bristol is still to be confirmed but thousands are expected to gather on the Downs, with the plane passing over the Suspension Bridge.
Airbus spokesman Howard Berry said: "We're pleased that we've at last been given an exact date by British Airways and we're looking forward to receiving the plane. We'll now put everything in place ready for the aircraft's home-coming and try to ensure that as many people as possible will be able to see her flying over Bristol into Filton."
Some Pictures of Concorde
Some Videos...
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