DHM1305. Concorde over London by Ivan Berryman. A sight never to be repeated. Concorde
G-BOAE gracefully drifts above
London with Buckingham Palace immediately below, Westminster Abbey, the
Houses of Parliament, the River Thames and the London Eye in the middle
distance. On 24th October 2003, the world said goodbye to this
elegant airliner, bringing to a close almost thirty years of commercial
supersonic travel.
DHM1304. Concorde Farewell (Concorde over Manhattan) by Ivan Berryman.
A sight never to be repeated as a British Airways Concorde bids
farewell to new York in October 2003.
DHM1302. Concorde
- The Final Touchdown by Ivan Berryman. Shortly after 2.00pm
on Friday 24th October 2003, supersonic commercial aviation was brought
to a close as three British Airways Concordes touched down within
minutes of each other at London's Heathrow Airport for the last time.
Here, BA Captain Mike Bannister bring G-BOAG home for the final
touchdown.
B0131. Concorde over London by Ivan Berryman. Concorde sweeps majestically over central London as this wonderful
aircraft comes to the end of its career in October 2003. Buckingham
Palace is immediately beneath the aircraft, with the River Thames, Houses
of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye in the middle
distance.
B0129. Concorde over Manhattan by Ivan Berryman.
A sight never to be repeated as a British Airways Concorde bids
farewell to new York in October 2003.
B0128. Concorde Farewell by Ivan Berryman.
A sad, but magnificent sight on 24th October 2003 as the last three
British Airways Concordes bring commercial supersonic travel to a close,
as they taxi together to their final dispersal at Heathrow.
B0126.
Final Touchdown by Ivan Berryman. The end of an era. British Airways Concorde
G-BOAG moments before
touching down at Heathrow for the very last time.
Aerospatiale / BAC
Concord. The worlds first Supersonic aircraft to enter regular
passenger service. the first Concord took to the air in 1969.
Concord finally entered service in 1976 when Air France and British
Airways simultaneous departures. Air France concord to South America and British
airways Concord to The Middle East. part of the reason for the long delay
in coming into service was the Us ban on the aircraft flying into
the US due to noise. But soon after 1976 this ban was lifted and
Concord started regular flights to the US.
