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Old 1st Nov 2003, 20:03
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Ref AF returning to Filton, the local media report that because accommodation at Filton is limited (3,000 spectators being admitted to site) the final Concorde will overfly the city of Bristol, including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Avon Gorge prior to landing.

At some point in final approach/city overfly she is expected to be joined by Rolls Royce's Spitfire.

A spokesman for the local police suggested that the best place for spectators would be the Bristol Downs (adjacent to the Avon Gorge). This area is a massive open space of hundreds of acres of flat, accessible grassland.
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