LAST FLIGHT OF CONCORDE. G-BOAF taking off from London Heathrow. On approach to Filton. 26.11. 2003.
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- On a windy and wet day at London Heathrow Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde G-BOAF of British Airways is shown on Concorde's final flight. She taxies out to runway 27R. The RT with the tower captures the full emotion of Captain Les Brodie on his final flight. This is enhanced by comments from the pilot of an American 777, 'Concorde your beautiful', and the runway checker, who has been checking for debris for the last 7 years. After the fire hose farewell she roars off down the runway, climbs, turns left and she is gone.
I similarly roared off down the M4 to the M32 interchange and parked on the M32 hard shoulder. I had about 20 minutes to wait, the sun had now come out as she appeared for the approach into Bristol Filton for the final time. i was incredibly lucky with this shot, as 2 minutes after she passed the police arrived and moved everyone on. Plus the black clouds providing the contrasting background in Wales, turned into the most tremendous downpour ten minutes later as I drove up the M5.
Watching this in 2023, it's like I'm seeing the future, yet it's the past, so sad
@@deanb3033 that’s a very good way of putting it!!
The Rothschilds and their pals will be back flying these soon, once the entire world is in climate lockdown. If you know, you know.
The two queens of the sky. The fabulous Concorde and the 747.
@@biff5856 completely agree!
The 777 is a masterpiece too. 2 aisles and 10 seats wide. Flew in one. Amazing flight 👌
@@andyturner3056for 1995 certainly, like the A320 in 1988. Times change...
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COULDN’T AGREE MORE!!!! I absolutely LOVED❤️ that unmistakable and unique sound as Concorde flew over and was always in awe at seeing a 747 take off! Two MAJESTIC aircrafts!!!!
I've tears in my eyes watching and listening to this. Thanks for sharing. When Great Britain WAS great. 🇬🇧
Me too. But Britain is better today than it was back then. People have better quality of life. It’s just a shame that we’ve gotten lazy at engineering
And Concorde was part French
@@kennyryan625no it isn’t. Are you actually backward?! For you to seriously believe this you must be a Labour voter..🙄
The skies havent been the same without this masterpiece! 😢 💔
I was at Heathrow when Concorde arrived back from her maiden flight. People stood up and applauded. Such a beautiful machine.
😢😢 Look at her! Absolutely bloody brilliant. She really was beautiful and an extraordinary feat of engineering. Miss her. ❤❤❤❤
Marvelous video. As an American aviation enthusiast I had the privilege of seeing the Concorde many times at JFK New York. I remember thinking that it looks like it’s doing Mach 2 just sitting there. I also told people who asked that the Concorde taking off was the closest sound to a rocket. Thank you, Britain and France for providing some of the most spectacular plane spotting I ever saw. 👍❤️
Coming from a Brit, Your most very welcome!🥹
I had the pleasure of seeing Concorde up close yesterday (feb 3rd)
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@@joshs4594 sound of a rocket. Yes! I lived 10 miles straight from Liverpool airport, and if I wasn’t actually at the airport when Concorde was there (for Aintree) I could feel the vibrations in my chest as it took off… 10 Miles away!
@@peter-e2q I had a similar experience. I was at Jones Beach on the south shore of Long Island, about 29 miles due east of JFK Airport. Concorde took off in the opposite direction from my location and I heard the afterburners very clearly. The ground was rumbling. The power, even from that distance, was incredible.
@@WillPearsonAviation friends across the ocean. Quality and passion in common :)
@@peter-e2q Absolutely, Glad To Have You On Board😃✈️
Really nostalgic video 👍🏻 The LHR ATC conversations brought a lump to my throat 😢
I flew back from New York on that actual Concorde G-BOAF. Awesome
Thhe Malaysia Airlines livery looks stunning on that 747.
Listen to all the car alarms going off lol.
If this didn't bring a tear to your eye you're not human.😢
Loved the comms added into the video as well. Great work👏👏👍
They should have kept at least 2 flying. I guarantee it would always have been full as it was such an iconic plane. I remember looking out of the living room window almost daily at around 5-6pm waiting for her to come in.
We all know the curtains close for the final time at some point but it’s a crying shame there was never a replacement waiting in the wings. So glad to have seen three icons flying - the Vulcan the Harrier and Concorde ✈️
Such a crime grounding Concorde. Never heard these radio coms before. Truly excellent and very emotional video. Thank you. Luckily, I’ve seen Concorde at Liverpool for the Grand National a number of time. Once, we had two on the same day! Incredible times.
A gorgeous sight seeing it take off.....
A true Bird of the sky.
That Delta wing is something to behold......
Sad....so Sad to see her go....🥹
7:50 the emotion in ATCO Brian Ringrose's voice...
Woooow!!!!!! Old aviation is golden aviation. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It was so beautiful. And watched it several times at Heathrow. I live in Cornwall in the UK and remember Wednesday evenings hearing the sonic booms as it went supersonic over the English Channel. Wonderful memories
I don't care what they come up with regarding a supersonic aircraft. There will only be one Concorde and nothing, in my life time, will ever reach its majesticness. There are some in the making but none will reach the level Concorde did IMO.
Completely agree. I flew Concorde once, from Bahrain to London, it was absolutely wonderful. There was a hell of a lot of jealousy surrounding Concorde I think, especially from America, I'm sorry to say.
HEAR! Hear!!!!🙁
Agreed, other countries were jealous of Concorde, the most beautiful aircraft ever. If it hadn’t been for the French she would still be flying.
I flew on this actual aircraft G-BOAF as BA273 to Barbados via Shannon on Saturday 27 Feb 1988. Fantastic flight and service. Mach 2.2 @65,000 ft.
Maximum altitude was up to 60,000 ft...
😮Had me in tears. Built at a time of optimism and when things improving at a fast pace. Very sad all we have left is aircraft which are anodyne and boring by comparison 😢
I went inside it! They have one in New York. The plane was smaller than expected. The cockpit looked awesome. The passenger windows were so small. Humans are amazing to create such a craft.
Such an old picture 11 years ago 23 years of my life memories in the past
My last flight by Concorde in March 2003 ( I flew on it several times on the LHR/JFK route through the '90s and into the 2000s) was on G-BOAF, seat 3A. One of humanity's saddest days when this fantastic bird was retired. I feel truly blessed to have been a member of the supersonic club of Travellers. I also flew on no end of BA's 747-400's...................
I have seen G-BOAF crazy to think about that is 45 years old now
I wish I could go back in time and see the Concorde take off in person but I was too young
Quite emotional watching the 747s as well, particularly the Malaysian one climbing out into the gloomy sky leaving a smoke trail
Amazing acceleration. RIP ❤
She was, and still is, the most beautiful craft to take to the skies. We miss you Concorde!
THEE last flight of a Concorde, London to Filton Bristol UK. Take off at 9.26m. I live 10 miles from Bristol , yet could see and hear her circling the city, before landing at her place of |Birth, where she now rests, in her brand New Museum. BOAF ( 216 ) was the last one made, in 1979.
My son often goes to see her at the Museum , he has an annual pass. My mother in law went on her for her 50th birthday as a treat. Beautiful plane.
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Magnificent overall general shots of Britain's//Frances' most beautiful airliner ever
As an avid a/c photographer myself, I'd always go for THE best angles, devoid of traffic
But in THIS instance (for me) it just amplifies the poignancy of the situation (last flight)
Glad you captured this moment for all time & it's 20 years ago now to the same week
Kinda left me misty-eyed watching it - The audio capture just adds greatness to it !!
I flew on this actual aircraft G-BOAF
BA273/LHR/SNN/BGI/27Feb1988.
Seat 20B
Mach: 2.2 1350mph
65,000 ft.
Absolutely incredible experience.
Very powerful on take off.
Excellent service on board.
Thanks to all the British Airways Concorde for anamazing flight.
Nostalgic history there for concorde and for those who flew in her.
everyone misses this fantastic aircraft, still ahead of it's time now 21 years after it's last commercial flight.
I flew this concord it was fantastic
Now I'm flying A380 but concord was on a next level
Brings back memories
Wow that was in 80s time has gone fast
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Captain chootah
Toujours un plaisir! Adieu Concorde!
The chorus of sirens and alarms could have been saying goodbye as well
Concorde used to pass over weston super mare everyday at 5pm without fail on its way back to Heathrow with sonic boom as well
Concorde only flew supersonic over the sea...
do these people feel the need to lie to overexagerate or are they just that dumb? this video is especially full of them
And then I discovered GeoFS and can now fly G-BOAF for free.
What a plane, i used to live in Reading you could set your watch by concorde flying over every morning.
These were the good ol Planespotting days
Great Video. Many Thanks 😊
I was there at the other end of the runway
Car alarms lol. Did Captain use more power than necessary?🤣We miss you Concord x
So loud!!! It's a shame that they retired this amazing beautiful plane
As an avation fan, when I first heard on the concorde I wanted to fly on it just to learn it was gone
I also heard I had some family members on air france 4590 so the concorde has been something I'm rlly interested in
Incredibly incredibly saddening.All those incapable people who mde the wrong decissions.
Used to see her fly over Swindon to America every day at 11am.
Very good video
Concord is at Duxford if anyone needs a walk through her.
So sad to see this, definitely a step backwards in Aviation
Awww the dedication at thr end...😭🇬🇧😍a friend was the first femsle BA pilot n took her baby on flights to save on childcare. I think she was joking...🤔🤣hope pilot enjoying retirement!
Wonderful concorde!
Congrats 700 subs
It was stupid to scrap it. Engineering feats seem to have gone backwards in the last 30 years
It was not stupid to scrap it, with rising fuel costs the airlines would have been bankrupt, and most people couldn't afford a Concorde flight
Actually, the BA Concs were making a huge profit - it was the AF flights that failed to make money and, with Airbus being heavily influenced by the AF management at the French government of the time, Airbus as the successor to the manufacturing companies, withdrew the type certificate out of spite
Sabroso ese Sonido. Ojala' vuelva a despegar❤
ty for showing the malaysian 747
Very sad it had to be discontinued. Where was the national pride of Britain and France??
So sad for me my dad flew the very last Concorde
9:40 🔥🔥🔥
Imagine that futur,with no birds,no bebble bies,no planes !!!yeah no planes!!and +1.5 degres less!!!!!
Guys it’s coming back in 2029
Not the Concorde, but maybe supersonic travel
9:41 MY EARS
Boring compared to watching birds fly. God is the best engineer.
It wasn't economically feaaable.
Everything is feasible if people can pay.
B.A made a profit with Concorde but Airbus were not willing to support the maintenance of it any longer.
@@V8King770 That's the point: if the operating costs are larger than the profits, it makes no sense continuing the service.
@@miguelsuarez8010 there is no profit if operating costs are higher, that's a loss, as I said B.A were making a profit until the French pulled the plug, forcing them to do the same because they could not go it alone with the operating costs.
Boeing 747 was mh370
It wasnt
Hoy 19 de Noviembre de 2023
Aún, hoy y por siempre, existirá en mi memoria, recuerdo, alma, corazón y persona... Aquel fatídico dia en que el mundo, y yo, se suspendieron.
Aún, no logro superar ess tragedia.
why was it last
Air France had already withdrawn their aircraft from use, and British Airways had now also decided to withdraw their fleet. The last active airframes had already flown to their preservation locations, apart from G-BOAB which remains at Heathrow. So G-BOAF was the final flight to Bristol Filton 26 November 2003.
@@46245col it was well fitting for Concorde Alpha foxtrot to return to Filton, because she was the last Concorde to be built there for BA..
Because there were no more after that.
Air france concorde suffered a crash which killed on all onboard on take off from CDG.
Air france grounded all of thiers straight away and never flew them commercially again.
Such a magnificent plane I've seen take off from Heathrow at night time.