I am blessed to be able to say I am part of the Supersonic Travel Club. In the 90's through to my last trip in March 2003 I crossed the Atlantic several times by Concorde between LHR and JFK in both directions. Believe me folks EVERY take-off was MINDBLOWING no matter how many times you had done it before. The sharp turn out of JFK over Jamaica Bay was just such a fantastic flying experience. My last flight was March 4th 2003 BA002 JFK to LHR G-BOAF seat 3A I cried watching the last flights on TV honestly I did. Part of me is defined by having travelled by Concorde.
@@dbrailways It really was something. Nothing can hold a light to her in travel nothing. I keep meaning to get myself along there to Filton see her once again - I am sure it will be quite emotional. I live in Devon so it's no drama to get there.
@ Yes you should go along -definitely worth a visit, they have her preserved in a great accessible hanger. It looks like it’s doing 1,000mph just stood still. Just iconic and a privilege for me get that close.
I was there, at the end of the runway, when it landed. Engineers who had spent their working lives on Concorde, the most beautiful of aircraft, were in tears. The video doesn't show - before they shut the engines down, it taxied back to to the end of the runway to say farewell to the crowds of BAe and R-R engineers. Concorde was like Santa Claus, in that people always said "There's Concorde", not "There's *a* Concorde" - somehow seeing two at once was a little creepy. Very special aeroplane.
She brought beauty and grace to skies around the world . Never will there ever be as beautiful a Lady . Rest in peace Concorde , you are sorely missed .
I worked at Bristol Cars from 1979 to '85 and whenever I knew that Concorde was coming home, l'd down tools and stand atop one of the air-raid shelters by the Brab Hangar and watch her come in. I'm not ashamed to say that this brought a tear to my eye...
I flew from Bahrain to London in 1980 on the Concorde with British Airways and it was the best money I’ve spent flying.The speed on takeoff and landing at the angles was great and when to moved up to the breaking of the sound barrier it was excellent.I was invited up to the cockpit saw the curve or earth and darkness above and then the captain signed my certificate to say I was upfront.The device was amazing.Sadly missing this great plane as we will never see it again. Well done to everyone who built and flew the Concorde. Thank you
I drove up to Heathrow to see the last international Concorde retirement flight (to Barbados) by that time they didn't care about take-off noise and she literally blew a hole in the clouds to reveal a sky blew circle! sadly missed! I can see why she was so special to the people of Bristol. Thanks for sharing; the music is very apt!
A sad sad sight. No need for it to end this way. It doesn't seem like 13 years since we last saw this bird in the skies. Hopefully we will see her again soon!
@@andrewdoe5582 look in the comments above. To be precise, a comment from 9 car Cottrell about "captain and shift commander labonte". Remind you of someone else on Facebook? lol
My dad was a Concorde engineer! ah! One very historic day for Bristol - thank you for the great video - is there a video out there that Aerospace/Airbus made themselves? Would be nice to see a high quality version also, though this version also very nice to see!
Back in the late 1980's I flew into London. The Concorde was in the same flight path ahead of us. As we neared London, the Concorde made a turn into the flight path to Heathrow. I had a window seat and watched in awe seeing her fly over central London. Years later from 2003 to 2009 I had a job in London. As I lived near Hyde Park, I often walked through the park and looking up could see and hear the Concorde on it's path into Heathrow. Never to be forgotten experiences.
In my opinion, there has not been a more beautiful plane in the history of our civilization. Sadness only reminds me of the existence of this most beautiful structure. It is a pity that so long after losing the line, there is no other, perhaps more beautiful, plane. Unnecessary wars in the world cost us a lot of money. For this money, our civilization could build many such airplanes, which would improve communication in the world. I personally dream about it and believe that my dream will come true. I fly a lot on airplanes and for me that would be a big improvement. Maybe it will come true?
Under the command of Captain Les Brodie, not who a particular idiot claims elsewhere in the comments. Captain and shift commander LaBonte!!???? PMSL This video also gave us possibly the greatest and most famous photo of Concorde, over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
@@JettTyler17 Captain Les Brodie, Captain Mike Bannister and Captain Paul Douglas along with Senior Flight Engineers Warren Hazleby and Trevor Norcott with Les landing her Filton.
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FILM ALL OVER YOU TUBE, WHERE SHE FLIES OVER THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. GLAD TO FIND IT AT LAST, AND NO VIEWING OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR GROUND LEVEL --BUT, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE QUALITY OF THIS ''PROFESSIONAL'' FILM? IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LOOKED AFTER ABOUT AS MUCH AS CONCORDE ITSELF --NOT AT ALL. GREAT AND SUITABLE MUSIC, VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE FILM DETERIORATION. HOPEFULLY, IT COULD BE RESTORED PROFESSIONALLY.
We all have to thank our “friends” in Washington for working tirelessly in cahoots with the US aviation industry, to exert their insidious influence around the world to ensure that this spectacular aeroplane was never going to be a commercial success. Kudos indeed that it’s primary manufacturer went on to become AIRBUS which, as we know is more than enough competition to (what is left of …) American aeroplane manufacturing. Rest assured that if they’d sold 100 of them early on, they would still be making them as version 2 or 3 …..mmmm😎. Don’t get me started on the part the yanks played in killing off the VC10… along with a bunch of corrupt BOAC executives.
I'd like to add my pennyworth, as to why Concorde was grounded, and will never fly again. Firstly, both country's signed a contract at the beginning, that, should either side decide to quit the project, or, at any time during Concordes Service, if one side (for whatever reason) decided to end their Concordes Service,---the other would NOT, continue alone. The TV documentary ,from about 3 years ago, was very condemning of the French stating, that there were several incidents discovered, where the French servicing of their Concordes, was very lax, considering the importance, of extremely tight quality control requirements , for such transport. They also claimed, that certain part's from the Landing gear machinery, belonging to the crashed Concorde, had been left behind, after it's last service.There were other claims, which are revealed by other's, on this page. The French were very reluctant to follow the British, when they made necessary improvements to THEIR Planes. Companies responsible for producing the very high-Tech servicing parts , for these planes, went out of business. Given the link between Concordes Engines, and the Vulcan Bomber engines, this was the same reason the Vulcan Bomber was grounded for good; most likely, one and the same supplier.. ALL CONCORDE ENGINES, are now 'Scrap metal'. I read that they had to be constantly started and run, at certain temperatures, for quite some time, every few days. The reason is very High Tech, apparently, and I do not claim to know why this is. Lastly---ALL. Concorde Flying Permits, were destroyed. So, for those expecting / wishing ,for Concordes return, Should now forget it.
Van's Videos no due to there not being one close to working and the wiring and hydraulics systems have been forgotten, not to mention she was an old bird when she was retired, she even needed an aeo so would never be allowed to fly passengers again due to more modern safety concerns
@@trainboyben7718 yah because the crash in paris rising fuel costs and the 9/11 attacks which claimed 40 of concorde's most frequent flyers and not only that. she was way ahead of her time..
The French grounded it, and blamed that on a piece of metal from and American aircraft. Partly true, but it was only 10% of the reason. Read on Utube the interview with John Hutchinson about the real reasons she crashed. French cock up all round!
Sorry to tell you that all that info came from the OFFICIAL FRENCH accident report. And it was never intended to be widely known, which is why it is news to you. View the interview.
@@grahamlong6870 As a pilot and frequent pax of Concorde during the 80's and 90's it was not 'new' to me. Capt. Hutchinson's interview 3 years ago only illustrates his bias against Cdt. Marty and bitterness towards the whole affair. Of all people he was well aware of similar tire failures at BA(roughly the same number of them) having nothing to do with the piloting skills of the French or English pilots. The grounding was necessary for the safety of BA and AF operations( I suppose old Hutchinson would of continued on old Goodyear tire tech!? until a BA Concorde crashed!? Think twice before pontificating on subject matter you may be assuming you know everything about.
I flew from Bahrain to London in 1980 on the Concorde with British Airways and it was the best money I’ve spent flying.The speed on takeoff and landing at the angles was great and when to moved up to the breaking of the sound barrier it was excellent.I was invited up to the cockpit saw the curve or earth and darkness above and then the captain signed my certificate to say I was upfront.The device was amazing.Sadly missing this great plane as we will never see it again. Well done to everyone who built and flew the Concorde. Thank you
I am blessed to be able to say I am part of the Supersonic Travel Club. In the 90's through to my last trip in March 2003 I crossed the Atlantic several times by Concorde between LHR and JFK in both directions. Believe me folks EVERY take-off was MINDBLOWING no matter how many times you had done it before. The sharp turn out of JFK over Jamaica Bay was just such a fantastic flying experience. My last flight was March 4th 2003 BA002 JFK to LHR G-BOAF seat 3A I cried watching the last flights on TV honestly I did. Part of me is defined by having travelled by Concorde.
What a great experience you must have had, I walked through G-BOAF yesterday at Filton, can only imagine what it was like.
@@dbrailways It really was something. Nothing can hold a light to her in travel nothing. I keep meaning to get myself along there to Filton see her once again - I am sure it will be quite emotional. I live in Devon so it's no drama to get there.
@ Yes you should go along -definitely worth a visit, they have her preserved in a great accessible hanger. It looks like it’s doing 1,000mph just stood still. Just iconic and a privilege for me get that close.
The most beautiful aircraft ever built. I saw her fly over once so elegant
and awesome. A privilege to have seen her flying.
I was there, at the end of the runway, when it landed. Engineers who had spent their working lives on Concorde, the most beautiful of aircraft, were in tears. The video doesn't show - before they shut the engines down, it taxied back to to the end of the runway to say farewell to the crowds of BAe and R-R engineers. Concorde was like Santa Claus, in that people always said "There's Concorde", not "There's *a* Concorde" - somehow seeing two at once was a little creepy. Very special aeroplane.
yeah, people would say 'The' Concorde! Like there was only one of them and a stamp of its uniqueness!
I was there at Filton too... a very sad day.
I was there too...remember the captain waving a teddy bear out the cockpit window
A big sigh after the end of that video...we as a nation really need to get back to being awesome again.
Simply the most majestic plane i have Ever seen !
She brought beauty and grace to skies around the world . Never will there ever be as beautiful a Lady . Rest in peace Concorde , you are sorely missed .
I worked at Bristol Cars from 1979 to '85 and whenever I knew that Concorde was coming home, l'd down tools and stand atop one of the air-raid shelters by the Brab Hangar and watch her come in.
I'm not ashamed to say that this brought a tear to my eye...
I flew from Bahrain to London in 1980 on the Concorde with British Airways and it was the best money I’ve spent flying.The speed on takeoff and landing at the angles was great and when to moved up to the breaking of the sound barrier it was excellent.I was invited up to the cockpit saw the curve or earth and darkness above and then the captain signed my certificate to say I was upfront.The device was amazing.Sadly missing this great plane as we will never see it again.
Well done to everyone who built and flew the Concorde.
Thank you
I drove up to Heathrow to see the last international Concorde retirement flight (to Barbados) by that time they didn't care about take-off noise and she literally blew a hole in the clouds to reveal a sky blew circle!
sadly missed! I can see why she was so special to the people of Bristol. Thanks for sharing; the music is very apt!
A sad sad sight. No need for it to end this way. It doesn't seem like 13 years since we last saw this bird in the skies. Hopefully we will see her again soon!
DaveClass47 afraid not
it was sad her career ended this way. but alot of retarded people used the crash as an excuse to ground her
DaveClass47 she’s still calling me to take her In the sky once more.. maybe one day soon
Joseph Linz very unlikely
@@andrewdoe5582 look in the comments above. To be precise, a comment from 9 car Cottrell about "captain and shift commander labonte". Remind you of someone else on Facebook? lol
Thank you for an excellent video. I was there!
MsGrandunion
This masterpiece worth more than all aircrafts in a big airport.
so majestic...like a space shuttle
Crying while watching this video.... Sad😢
How they could have grounded that plane is beyond me 😢 what a beautiful landing though
My dad was a Concorde engineer! ah! One very historic day for Bristol - thank you for the great video - is there a video out there that Aerospace/Airbus made themselves? Would be nice to see a high quality version also, though this version also very nice to see!
My great grandfather was an engineer too.
15 years ago, to the hour as I type this, was there to see her final landing.
The most beautiful aircraft in history. Retired to soon. :/
Back in the late 1980's I flew into London. The Concorde was in the same flight path ahead of us. As we neared London, the Concorde made a turn into the flight path to Heathrow. I had a window seat and watched in awe seeing her fly over central London. Years later from 2003 to 2009 I had a job in London. As I lived near Hyde Park, I often walked through the park and looking up could see and hear the Concorde on it's path into Heathrow. Never to be forgotten experiences.
You didn't see Concorde in the air after 2003 buddy
Welcome home gorgeous
Perfect landings.
Brought Tears to my eyes, brilliant and SAD - politics are evil
What a beauty
Amazing aircraft..!
So emotional 😢
Best experience of my life four times trans Atlantic a tear im My eye
Watching the ogival wing unload is just exceptionally unique.
That was captain and shift commander labonte, he could make that plane dance
What title is the music for this video
Hi Darren, it's taken from Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance Marches'.
@@JayBee6011 March no 4
Probably the saddest day in british history,the final flight of our beloved Concorde,heartbreaking..
Concorde. Le ciel. t appartient . . . nous t aimons tant nous avons besoin. de toi 🛩️❤️
Welcome Home stunning plane 🇬🇧
And yet there was a Concorde hidden away in a hanger at filton so Concorde really never left filton when you think about it
Sad to see that people are going to build houses on the runway now they are throwing precious history down a forgotten bin
No way did this happen?
@@chucklesuk unfortunately is. can't help but swear every time I drive past and see the stupid signs up advertising it.
Greedy builders! This country at times🙄
The first time in the history of "mankind "we took a step backward......very sad day..
In my opinion, there has not been a more beautiful plane in the history of our civilization. Sadness only reminds me of the existence of this most beautiful structure. It is a pity that so long after losing the line, there is no other, perhaps more beautiful, plane. Unnecessary wars in the world cost us a lot of money. For this money, our civilization could build many such airplanes, which would improve communication in the world. I personally dream about it and believe that my dream will come true. I fly a lot on airplanes and for me that would be a big improvement. Maybe it will come true?
Been on it
iz Will please sub so lucky! I wanted to so bad but was too late being born
ME TOO LAST WEEK, DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE THOUGH
4:14 engines touched the ground ????
It wouldn't, there is a wheel on the back just for that (so stuff doesn't scrape the ground while landing/takeoff)
DOUBT IT, THERE WAS ALWAYS DUST AND DEBRE CAUGHT UP IN THE VORTEX OF AIR, FROM HER UNDER WINGS
No. They didn't.
Under the command of Captain Les Brodie, not who a particular idiot claims elsewhere in the comments. Captain and shift commander LaBonte!!???? PMSL
This video also gave us possibly the greatest and most famous photo of Concorde, over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
I always thought Mike Bannister did this flight? Was he on the crew or did he just do the final BA commercial flight?
@@JettTyler17 Captain Les Brodie, Captain Mike Bannister and Captain Paul Douglas along with Senior Flight Engineers Warren Hazleby and Trevor Norcott with Les landing her Filton.
'welcome home Concorde' is one of the saddest things I have ever heard
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FILM ALL OVER YOU TUBE, WHERE SHE FLIES OVER THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE. GLAD TO FIND IT AT LAST, AND NO VIEWING OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR GROUND LEVEL --BUT, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE QUALITY OF THIS ''PROFESSIONAL'' FILM? IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LOOKED AFTER ABOUT AS MUCH AS CONCORDE ITSELF --NOT AT ALL. GREAT AND SUITABLE MUSIC, VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE FILM DETERIORATION. HOPEFULLY, IT COULD BE RESTORED PROFESSIONALLY.
Why are you shouting?
@@bobswan6196 i'm deaf
We all have to thank our “friends” in Washington for working tirelessly in cahoots with the US aviation industry, to exert their insidious influence around the world to ensure that this spectacular aeroplane was never going to be a commercial success. Kudos indeed that it’s primary manufacturer went on to become AIRBUS which, as we know is more than enough competition to (what is left of …) American aeroplane manufacturing. Rest assured that if they’d sold 100 of them early on, they would still be making them as version 2 or 3 …..mmmm😎. Don’t get me started on the part the yanks played in killing off the VC10… along with a bunch of corrupt BOAC executives.
Based on what is now known about Boeing, Filton gets the last laugh 🤣
I'd like to add my pennyworth, as to why Concorde was grounded, and will never fly again. Firstly, both country's signed a contract at the beginning, that, should either side decide to quit the project, or, at any time during Concordes Service, if one side (for whatever reason) decided to end their Concordes Service,---the other would NOT, continue alone. The TV documentary ,from about 3 years ago, was very condemning of the French stating, that there were several incidents discovered, where the French servicing of their Concordes, was very lax, considering the importance, of extremely tight quality control requirements , for such transport. They also claimed, that certain part's from the Landing gear machinery, belonging to the crashed Concorde, had been left behind, after it's last service.There were other claims, which are revealed by other's, on this page. The French were very reluctant to follow the British, when they made necessary improvements to THEIR Planes. Companies responsible for producing the very high-Tech servicing parts , for these planes, went out of business. Given the link between Concordes Engines, and the Vulcan Bomber engines, this was the same reason the Vulcan Bomber was grounded for good; most likely, one and the same supplier..
ALL CONCORDE ENGINES, are now 'Scrap metal'. I read that they had to be constantly started and run, at certain temperatures, for quite some time, every few days. The reason is very High Tech, apparently, and I do not claim to know why this is. Lastly---ALL. Concorde Flying Permits, were destroyed. So, for those expecting / wishing ,for Concordes return, Should now forget it.
Get rid of the music. Concorde could provide her own!
Concorde will fly again. only problem is the political reasons. Don't forget club concorde have raised monney for the rtf.
it won't, money does not equal certification and flight
Andrew Doe2 it could actually.
money doesn't always talk when bringing back retired airplanes you know,
Van's Videos no due to there not being one close to working and the wiring and hydraulics systems have been forgotten, not to mention she was an old bird when she was retired, she even needed an aeo so would never be allowed to fly passengers again due to more modern safety concerns
@@trainboyben7718 yah because the crash in paris rising fuel costs and the 9/11 attacks which claimed 40 of concorde's most frequent flyers and not only that. she was way ahead of her time..
A sad end to a brilliant airplane. Maybe somewhat ahead of its time - must remember too the very sad loss of life caused...
Caused by a different aircraft literally dropping bits of metal all over the runway
So sad....she deserves to be in the sky...not a museam.
BBBBUUUUTTTTEERRR
Quality video, should still be flying g-boaf
I think we will see the like of her kind again but not until about 2050.
You mean 2021?
F
Love the video. Awful music. Would have been nice to have heard the sound of the aircraft as she landed and taxied.
The French grounded it, and blamed that on a piece of metal from and American aircraft.
Partly true, but it was only 10% of the reason. Read on Utube the interview with John Hutchinson about the real reasons she crashed. French cock up all round!
B.S., typical English bias against the French along with anything un- English!
Sorry to tell you that all that info came from the OFFICIAL FRENCH accident report. And it was never intended to be widely known, which is why it is news to you. View the interview.
@@grahamlong6870 As a pilot and frequent pax of Concorde during the 80's and 90's it was not 'new' to me. Capt. Hutchinson's interview 3 years ago only illustrates his bias against Cdt. Marty and bitterness towards the whole affair. Of all people he was well aware of similar tire failures at BA(roughly the same number of them) having nothing to do with the piloting skills of the French or English pilots. The grounding was necessary for the safety of BA and AF operations( I suppose old Hutchinson would of continued on old Goodyear tire tech!? until a BA Concorde crashed!? Think twice before pontificating on subject matter you may be assuming you know everything about.
I flew from Bahrain to London in 1980 on the Concorde with British Airways and it was the best money I’ve spent flying.The speed on takeoff and landing at the angles was great and when to moved up to the breaking of the sound barrier it was excellent.I was invited up to the cockpit saw the curve or earth and darkness above and then the captain signed my certificate to say I was upfront.The device was amazing.Sadly missing this great plane as we will never see it again.
Well done to everyone who built and flew the Concorde.
Thank you