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  2. Concorde histories and aircraft on display - Wikipedia

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    Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London (Heathrow) Airport, following the end of all Concorde flights. G-BOAA (206) first flew on 5 November 1975 from Filton. This aircraft flew with the Red Arrows on 2 June 1996 to celebrate 50 years of Heathrow Airport. It last flew on 12 August 2000 as BA002 from New York JFK to London Heathrow after flying ...

  3. Concorde - Wikipedia

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    World events also dampened Concorde sales prospects; the 1973–74 stock market crash and the 1973 oil crisis had made airlines cautious about aircraft with high fuel consumption, and new wide-body aircraft, such as the Boeing 747, had recently made subsonic aircraft significantly more efficient and presented a low-risk option for airlines. [39]

  4. Concorde operational history - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft is now fully retired and no longer functional. [92] AF Concorde F-BTSD was retired to the "Musée de l'Air" at Paris–Le Bourget Airport near Paris; unlike the other museum Concordes, a few of the systems are kept functional. For instance, the "droop nose" can still be lowered and raised.

  5. Concorde’s last flight: Is this the greatest aviation ... - AOL

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    In 2003, Lewis Whyld took an instantly classic photograph of the Concorde on its last flight, soaring over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom.

  6. Technik Museum Sinsheim - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, Air France donated one of its retiring Concorde aircraft to the museum. [3] With a Tupolev Tu-144 [4] already on display since 2001, it is the only place where both supersonic passenger aircraft are shown. Both aircraft's preserved interiors can be accessed by the public. [citation needed]

  7. National Museum of Flight - Wikipedia

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    A list of the aircraft in the collection is given on the museum website. [6] The aircraft on display are: Aero S-103 (613677), Czechoslovakian licence-built version of the MiG-15; Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde G-BOAA. This is displayed as "Scotland's Concorde" and is the focus of "The Concorde Experience" which opened on 16 March 2005

  8. Intrepid Museum - Wikipedia

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    Intrepid Museum Established 1982 Location 12th Avenue and 46th Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S. Coordinates 40°45′53″N 73°59′59″W  /  40.7646°N 73.9996°W  / 40.7646; -73.9996 Founder Michael D. Piccola Director Susan Marenoff-Zausner Public transit access Bus: M12, M42, M50 Subway: at 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal Website IntrepidMuseum.org The Intrepid Museum ...

  9. 30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still ...

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    Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company "There was a two-color process invented around 1913 by Kodak that used two glass plates in contact with each other, one being red-orange and the other ...