Destruction of a Concorde
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Destruction of a Concorde
Does anybody know the story behind these sad pictures? I don't know when they were taken.
I think the aircraft concerned was F BVFD.
The website they come from doesn't give any details.
I think the aircraft concerned was F BVFD.
The website they come from doesn't give any details.
"F-BVFD (211) was retired early, in 1982, having flown only 5,821 hours. Badly corroded after being stored outdoors, and incomplete after being used as a source of spare parts, it was broken up in 1994."
(Source: http://www.4reference.net/encycloped.../Concorde.html)
(Source: http://www.4reference.net/encycloped.../Concorde.html)
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BA came close to doing the same to one of theirs, IIRC; something to do with hydraulic system contamination. However, after long and careful consideration (and a hill of money spent on repairs) she was returned to service. I don't recall which one it was.
AF must be kicking themselves now for scrapping that one - think of all the bits they could have sold (I see the nose made 300,000 Francs in '95)
AF must be kicking themselves now for scrapping that one - think of all the bits they could have sold (I see the nose made 300,000 Francs in '95)
Last edited by Nopax,thanx; 3rd Dec 2003 at 20:23.
