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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists Civilian Aviation Pilot Signatures  Bedforth, James |
[UP] - Bandall, Paul - Bannister, Michael - Bedforth, James - Boas, Richard - Brodie, Les - Calenberg, Iwein van - Douglas, Paul - Girard, Larry - Gunton, Viv - Harmer, Barbara - Hazelby, Warren - Kelly-Rogers, John - Marsh, Spencer - Moss, William - Norris, Chris - Orchard, Tim - Orlebar, Christopher - Reid, Jock - Trubshaw, Brian - Tye, John - Walden, Mark - Walpole, Brian |
Captain James Bedforth
James Bedford joined British Airways flying the Boeing 757/767 fleet. After ten years experience, he joined the Concorde fleet as a Senior First Officer, but following the grounding of Concorde he flew as Captain on the 757/767 fleet. On Concorde's return to service in 2001 he demoted himself to Senior First Officer so that he could return to Concorde. He then transferred to become a Training Captain on 777s.
| Captain James Bedforth - Signed Aviation Art |
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Speedbird by Simon Atack. Unquestionably the most beautiful commercial aircraft ever to enter service, during 27 years of flying passengers supersonically, Concorde earned a unique place in aviation history. To watch this remarkable aircraft thunder down the runway at Londons Heathrow airport, with afterburners belching flame in a crescendo of deafening sound, but for her distinctive airline livery one could be excused for thinking a mighty warbird was scrambling. Yet aboard, a hundred passengers, relaxing in sumptuous comfort, are looking forward to arrival in New York effectively before they left - such was the speed of this remarkable airliner as she travelled westward faster than the sun. |
| Captain James Bedforth Aircraft details |
 Boeing 757 | Boeing 757 No profile available |
 Boeing 767 | Boeing 767 No profile available |
 Concorde Manufacturer : Aerospatiale-BAC Built : 20 | Concorde The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was a turpbojet powered supersonic passenger airliner, produced bewteen the British and French companies. The Concorde programme was instigated through the Anglo-French government treaty which brought together both the French company Aerospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (now BEA systems ). The First Concorde prototype flew in 1969, and Concorde entered service in 1976, continuing for 27 years. Only 20 aircraft were built, the development phase represented a substantial economic loss. Both British Airways and Air France were subsidised by their governments to buy the aircraft. The Concorde flew mainly between London and New York or Washington taking less than half the time than any other airliner. The Air France Concordes also flew form Charles Degaulle airport in Paris. The only crash was of a Air France Concorde on the 25th pf July 2000, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York and other financial factors caused the Concorde fleet to cease flying on the 24th October 2003, with the last flights being on the 26th of November 2003. Concorde will remain an aviation great. |
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