Thank you vapilot2004 for remembering the date.
Some colleagues and I organised a meeting near LHR that day, so we could go to the 27L* end of LHR to watch the BA departure, and then celebrate the event with lunch in a local hostelry. A good day to remember!
* (or was it 28L in these days?)
Hello Asmccuk, you know, I have a total of 1 good friend who has flown aboard Concorde. (father was later on a BA captain). They still have their certificate
. What I wouldn't give to have experienced such a ride. . . . .. . ..
This unique aircraft above all others has been a great source of wonder and awe for me - a 'mere Yank' with not-so-distant Welsh roots on one side of me family
I had the specs and a brochure on hand before she ever landed at JFK.
A Sad loss but can i make one observation "SPEEDBIRD" this is the BOAC Callsign not Airfrance dont want to Start a war but never used by the F!!!!ch .Make Some BOAC\BA pilots blow a fuse i bet
Hello Gulf4UK, - no wars please - -
No disrespect intended uhoh: - - I knew the difference - just using a general term to desribe the one and the only true Speedbird in BA's or BOAC's fleet and did not intend to attribute the term to anything uhhh.. . .. continental
- but thanks for the warn !
Here's to the world's one and only (thus far) supersonic transport .. . . Cheers
