It's on it's way to East Fortune Mr. Chips......
Mr. Sloan
[Concorde floats to resting place]
The first Concorde used by British Airways is to make its final journey on a barge sailing down the River Thames on its way to a new home in Scotland.
Fans can watch its distinctive nose cone float by landmarks like the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye.
The airliner G-BOAA will be partially dismantled at Heathrow Airport before starting its last voyage by road and water to Edinburgh's Museum of Flight.
Part of the plane's wings and tail will be removed so it fits under bridges.
The Concorde is the last of a fleet of seven owned by British Airways to be taken to its final resting place after commercial flights ended in October 2003.
The airliner is due to leave Heathrow by road on 4 April, on the first leg of its week-long trip.
It will be loaded on to the Terra Marique, a new multi-purpose pontoon, on the Thames at Isleworth.
Plane spotters will have the perfect photo opportunity when the barge reaches the Houses of Parliament on the morning of 6 April.
Later that afternoon, the plane will continue past landmarks including the London Eye, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf and the Thames Barrier.
We cannot fly them any more because we don't have a flight certificate so it seemed the best way
British Airways spokeswoman
There will be a brief stop at Gravesend before the Terra Marique, which is seagoing as well as operating on inland waterways, heads out to sea.
The Sunderland-based vessel will head north up the east coast, due to arrive off Scotland on 13 April.
Once the barge reaches East Lothian, the plane will be transported via the A1 to a new hangar at the Museum of Flight, at East Fortune airfield, near Edinburgh.
After restoration, the Concorde is expected to be on public display by the end of the summer.
A British Airways spokeswoman said practical constraints had been behind the decision to transport the airliner by water to Scotland.
Found homes
She said: "It was more of a logistic solution than anything.
"We cannot fly them any more because we don't have a flight certificate so it seemed the best way.
"We've chosen this location just because we wanted an even spread across the country so as many people can see them as possible."
G-BOAA was the first of BA's Concordes to start commercial flights in 1976.
One of the fleet has gone to Filton in Bristol, where it was first made, while two others have found homes at Manchester and Heathrow airports.
Two more have been taken to museums in America, while the final Concorde is in Bridgetown, Barbados.
