I could not have been much older than 11, now 25, when my father had taken both myself and my sister to South Queensferry just North of EDI, to do the divorced parents thing!!
As we walked along the car park towards the Forth Rail bridge, I heard this almighty roar from behind me, being a young and keen enthusiast of aviation, I assumed that it was a number of F4’s ripping up the Forth on their way home to Leuchars….
Oh, how wrong was I.
There, before my very eye’s was the most awesome sight I have ever seen in aviation, Concorde at lowish level heading to the mouth of the Forth.
As soon as I was home with my Mother, I told her all about it. I must have relived the experience with so much enthusiasm, as before I could even ask if we could go down to the airport for a look, she grabbed the car keys we were heading out the front door.
We arrived at the old Turnhouse entrance on the North East side of the airport, and there she was on the other side of some chain link fence. There were some BA reps at the gate and I asked if I could have a look inside, but due to a quick turnaround, all I could get was a picture of me at the undercarriage of this awe inspiring aircraft.
I’ll be back at EDI on Friday for only my second encounter, this time, I'll see her final flight.
