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£1,000,000 donated to help permanent museum for Concorde.
Rolls Royce has donated £1 million (US$1,510,000) to help fund the construction of a permanent museum for Concorde G-BOAF, the last Concorde to fly. G-BOAF has been on the apron of Bristol's Filton airfield - now closed to air traffic. The 'Bristol Aero Collection Trust' is currently raising the £13 million needed to construct the museum. As of 1st May 2013. The Bristol Aero Collection Trust has received around £4 million in pledges. (www.bbc.co.uk) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Would it be nice to know if either Air France or British Airways had quietly kept one aircraft intact ready for possible future flying! If old war planes can be kept airworthy i.e Vulcan, why not the great icons of the passenger age?
My local one is G-AXDN: very interesting as it's totally packed from end to end with test equipment.
Well worth a visit!
http://www.das.org.uk/concorde.htm
This museum also houses a VC10 - another truly beautiful aircraft, sadly killed off by economics ...
(although 4 are still in use with the RAF)
http://www.das.org.uk/vc10.htm
Well worth a visit!
http://www.das.org.uk/concorde.htm
This museum also houses a VC10 - another truly beautiful aircraft, sadly killed off by economics ...
(although 4 are still in use with the RAF)
http://www.das.org.uk/vc10.htm
My nearest preserved Concorde is G-BSST in the Fleet air arm museum at RNAS Yeovilton:
http://www.fleetairarm.com/aviation-museum-concorde.aspx
http://www.fleetairarm.com/aviation-museum-concorde.aspx
Can be seen on Google Earth at Filton Bristol UK beside main runway and Brabazon hanger were it was created.
G-BOAA is housed at the Scottish Museum of Flight in East Fortune
http://heritageconcorde.com/technical-2/the-concorde-fleet/concorde-g-boab/g-boab-condition-today-2