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by **Mayfly** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:51 am

Corcorde 002 40th birthday flight today

nice piece on BBC breakfast news with a plug for 558 by a former Concorde captain

this is the only link I can find at the mo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_7963000/7963821.stm

by **Gully** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:18 am

Nice interview with David Rowland on the same page - follow the audio only link on RHS.

Thanks Mayfly,

Gully

by **Wedgy** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:33 am

Just watched it twice :ymapplause:

Also a good video on the same page. The Last Concorde
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_7989000/7989702.stm

by **MadNaddy** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:45 am

Mayfly wrote:Corcorde 002 40th birthday flight today

nice piece on BBC breakfast news with a plug for 558 by a former Concorde captain

this is the only link I can find at the mo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bristol/hi/ ... 963821.stm

Thanks for that Mayfly :ymapplause:

by **Mayfly** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:49 pm

they've updated the page considerably since I first saw it :ymapplause:

by **Saracenman** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:28 pm

excellent! thank you Mayfly!

whilst I've seen 002's takeoff countless times, I've never seen the whole thing until now - superb!

edit: just watched this 30 min programme that Wedgy posted earlier :ymapplause:

nice to see the GulfAir VC10s in the background too - soon to become the RAF's K2 tankers

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by **RLN** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:01 pm

Thanks for this Mayfly. We know the reasons for grounding her, but that doesn't detract from the fact that it is a great shame. Another on the wish list for a hypothetical British Heritage Flight, if money was no object.