40 Years of Concorde

[Max Reheat]

Its 40 years today that the 1st British Concorde flew:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7991214.stm

&

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_7963000/7963821.stm

There's a nice clip here of an interview with Brian Trubshaw after the first flight having a celebratory piece of cake :D , plus a youthful Wedgie Benn.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_7988000/7988079.stm

Can't believe its 5 1/2 years since seeing G-BOAF touch down at Filton after the final flight of a Concorde :mad:

[Dutchie]

Thanks MR:)

Concorde at Paris le Bourget:) (picture May 2008)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff88/dutchie_393/Parijs2072.jpg

[Dutchie]

few others I made:)

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff88/dutchie_393/Parijs2088.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff88/dutchie_393/Parijs2074.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff88/dutchie_393/Parijs2073.jpg

[Max Reheat]

Great pics Dutchie she's a beautiful old bird (looks better in BA colours though ;) ). Sadly G-BOAF at Filton is still out in the open and suffering the consequences 5 1/2 years on :(. The proposed new building still seems an age away, a travesty of our aviation heritage :mad:

[Cardinal]

Concorde is as iconic as the SR-71 :cool: :cool: :cool:.

[Garethster]

Concorde is as iconic as the SR-71 :cool: :cool: :cool:.

Personally I think it's iconicker....:D

[dilligafocau]

Personally I think it's iconicker....:D

Have to agree its more iconicerer ;)