PFM
 

5600nm away from LHR and just watched on TV the three land on 27R. Just PFM-Pure ??##ing Magic:D

Too emotional to give too much detail, very sad day.
Final details of all 7 to be announced on Monday so I hear.

1x will have to go out by truck (AA or AB) as these never had the fuel tank mods after the A/F crash. One will be going into T5, can be towed across there! The truck would only have to go as far as Brooklands.

Good coverage by BBC, to much talking though -not enough of the Engine noise, will be sadly missed but thanks BBC.

On the roof at Bush House, small crowd, watched them all come in from OCK and LAM, join the approach and disappear to the west, everybody pointing and waving.
Quite emotional really, ah well.
Farewell.

:sad:

SHK

Happy Landings
 

Well the 1st one had a little bounce...................the second almost bounced but the best was saved to last as it gracefully touched down.

All the ITVV staff watched the live coverage of Concorde’s final landing and all of use were over-come with emotion.

We did however lift a glass of Champagne to celebrate the life and times of this wonderful time machine.

Many thanks to all at British Airways for making it possible for us to make the programme on this fantastic aircraft. David, Les and Roger worked so very hard. Also the press office who had Dennis Fernandes leading the team.

Words cannot express our sadness today.

Regards VHS

Poor coverage on Bloomberg - presenters completely lacked even basic knowledge and showed no interest whatsoever.

You think they'd be glad of a change from reeling off lists of numbers!

Bravo Concorde - a true British lady.

Concorde programs on TV over next few days
 

BBC coverage...great..Ray Baxter - what a guy. But, then they brought on the D of E, rambling on about his Concorde memories.....Oh my goodness....is he the Queen's consort?... I don't know what she sees in him. An Emperor Baboon springs to mind.

Just watched the triple landing on TV. Absolutely wonderful, excellent coverage BBC, congrats all round ... just a shame you had to end so early.

Was at EDI earlier. Easyjet were clever enough to sandwich the Concorde's takeoff. Must have been around 5000+people there, and full marks to BAA/Lothian Police for good organisation, excellent car parking for thousands of vehicles, and good signage for those of us approaching on foot.

Photos from EDI Dept will be up soon.

Jordan

BBC coverage was excellent (pauses to wipe tear from eye) with reasonably balanced discussion of why the commercial end had to come. Surely though no-one thought the JFK flight would have enough fuel to join in the 45 minute tour of the taxiways? It seemed to take everyone by surprise when the tug appeared!

My nomination for worst journalistic gaffe:
"The shape of Concorde’s nose means that it prefers to land against the wind." - Times Online

Not a bad send off courtesy of the beeb - some good input from Raymond Baxter and truly magnificent shots of the threesome coming down.

That first landing though.... :ouch: Although I suppose in fairness to land Concorde for the last time in front of the world's media with a million flashbulbs capturing the finesse of your arrival for the history books would give any of us the pucker factor!

WOW! watched it live on bbc, what a beautiful aircraft! seen the first 2 come in one behind the other in the same shot looking down the runway. She looked so elegant and graceful! I was absolutley overcome with emotion watching them touch down for the final time :{
The end of an era :sad:

What a stroke of luck! No chance of getting to the airport, but came out of court and saw LHR was on Westerlies. Rushed home just in time to see the most magnificent and beautiful aircraft ever built flying over Central London for the last time.



I'll never forget flying in Concorde, and will miss seeing it passing overhead towards LHR. A sad day, and a backward step, but a part of aviation history nonetheless. If supersonic passenger transport ever comes back, it's unlikely to be in my lifetime.

Video: Landing at LHR

Pax Vobiscum;-

Surely though no-one thought the JFK flight would have enough fuel to join in the 45 minute tour of the taxiways?



Why not? It would have landed with at least 30 minutes reserve fuel, enough to taxi around for at least 1 hour.:cool:

Excellent coverage by the bbc. Had to laugh though when the first one landed. I got the image of Robert Shaw (I think) in the Battle of Britain on observing the landing of a new recruit...."bumpsy daisy" said he.:D
Still I suppose it could be described as a touch and go.....and touch!!;)

Was the ONLY person in my office to sneak up to the roof at 15:50! They have no soul here - and a thoughtless regard for health and safety regulations. Felt desolate afterwards, glad to have pprune here to share it with...

I had the privilege to fly on her LHR-JKF in the early 90's, and later worked her as an ATCO into Filton, with a little off-airways VFR class G sight-seeing tour up the Severn. Last year I was working her on the join-up and initial part of the Golden Jubilee fly-past. Today I could only watch from afar as I was on duty at ELLX, but got home just in time to see the landings. All 4 of them!

God speed, Old Girl.

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I am sooooooooooooo glad there have never been TV crews around to broadcast some of my landings..... poor blighter, he is never going to hear the end of that!:uhoh:

Personalities...
 

Does anyone out there know who the crews were today?

On an office-bound day in central London, I snuck off up the ladder to the roof at 1550. Had a quick look round and saw groups of people on every other flat roofed building in the area. Looked behind me and found about half a dozen colleagues had also snuck up our ladder to watch. We watched all three swish by and mine were certainly not the only eyes to be a bit wet up there. Went back down ladder with a deep sigh.:{