Originally Posted by
Nick Thomas
So my question to all you Concorde admirers is do you have a special Concorde image and if so would you be kind enough to share it with us?
I know exactly what you're saying, Nick...
And yes, Concorde evokes images like no other aircraft really does.
Funnily enough, to me the image you describe always evokes something totally different... although it does depend on the exact angle it's taken from.
Seen from exactly the right angle, she has this slight 'smile' on her face, saying "did it again, people... home soon ! ".
Otherwise, oh yes, I have two images.... both sad.
One is the air-to-air video of the Jubilee flypast with the Red Arrows (I don't have the link at hand), when she pulls up and away, saying goodbye.
For some reson, I have never been able to watch that one without a huge lump in my throat.
The other one is this one....
Last time ever.... and somehow one hoped an instant she would disappear from view, and return forever to the sky where she belonged.
And why should I now be furiously rubbing my eyes?
But maybe that answers your question, too....
Christian