LAST FLIGHT OF CONCORDE. G-BOAF taking off from London Heathrow. On approach to Filton. 26.11. 2003.

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  • @deanb3033
    @deanb3033 Год назад +136

    Watching this in 2023, it's like I'm seeing the future, yet it's the past, so sad

    • @peter-e2q
      @peter-e2q 5 месяцев назад +7

      @@deanb3033 that’s a very good way of putting it!!

    • @GaryM67-71
      @GaryM67-71 5 месяцев назад

      The Rothschilds and their pals will be back flying these soon, once the entire world is in climate lockdown. If you know, you know.

  • @npr1300A8
    @npr1300A8 5 месяцев назад +68

    I've tears in my eyes watching and listening to this. Thanks for sharing. When Great Britain WAS great. 🇬🇧

    • @kennyryan625
      @kennyryan625 5 месяцев назад +4

      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

    • @YorkshiremanReacts26
      @YorkshiremanReacts26 4 месяца назад +2

      @@kennyryan625no it isn’t. Are you actually backward?! For you to seriously believe this you must be a Labour voter..🙄

  • @MaidenCanada
    @MaidenCanada 8 месяцев назад +52

    The skies havent been the same without this masterpiece! 😢 💔

  • @joshs4594
    @joshs4594 11 месяцев назад +58

    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. 👍❤️

    • @WillPearsonAviation
      @WillPearsonAviation 10 месяцев назад +6

      Coming from a Brit, Your most very welcome!🥹
      I had the pleasure of seeing Concorde up close yesterday (feb 3rd)
      (G-BOAC)

    • @peter-e2q
      @peter-e2q 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@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!

    • @joshs4594
      @joshs4594 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@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.

    • @peter-e2q
      @peter-e2q 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@WillPearsonAviation friends across the ocean. Quality and passion in common :)

    • @WillPearsonAviation
      @WillPearsonAviation 5 месяцев назад +3

      @@peter-e2q Absolutely, Glad To Have You On Board😃✈️

  • @biff5856
    @biff5856 6 месяцев назад +56

    The two queens of the sky. The fabulous Concorde and the 747.

    • @peter-e2q
      @peter-e2q 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@biff5856 completely agree!

    • @andyturner3056
      @andyturner3056 5 месяцев назад +5

      The 777 is a masterpiece too. 2 aisles and 10 seats wide. Flew in one. Amazing flight 👌

    • @twiff3rino28
      @twiff3rino28 5 месяцев назад

      ​​@@andyturner3056for 1995 certainly, like the A320 in 1988. Times change...

    • @hi_and_sup
      @hi_and_sup 5 месяцев назад +1

      a340 a380 anotov 255

    • @jeannedeutrom8373
      @jeannedeutrom8373 5 месяцев назад +1

      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!!!!

  • @zoewatson3866
    @zoewatson3866 5 месяцев назад +16

    😢😢 Look at her! Absolutely bloody brilliant. She really was beautiful and an extraordinary feat of engineering. Miss her. ❤❤❤❤

  • @Bruce-1956
    @Bruce-1956 5 месяцев назад +27

    I was at Heathrow when Concorde arrived back from her maiden flight. People stood up and applauded. Such a beautiful machine.

  • @DavidGeorgeLibby
    @DavidGeorgeLibby 3 месяца назад +7

    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.

  • @peter-e2q
    @peter-e2q 5 месяцев назад +16

    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.

  • @michaelhawthorne8696
    @michaelhawthorne8696 5 месяцев назад +6

    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....🥹

  • @PurpleRecords1972
    @PurpleRecords1972 5 месяцев назад +10

    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 ✈️

  • @captainsweatpants5229
    @captainsweatpants5229 5 месяцев назад +14

    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👏👏👍

  • @GeorgeMCMLIX
    @GeorgeMCMLIX 5 месяцев назад +20

    Really nostalgic video 👍🏻 The LHR ATC conversations brought a lump to my throat 😢

  • @mickyday2008
    @mickyday2008 5 месяцев назад +14

    I flew back from New York on that actual Concorde G-BOAF. Awesome

  • @andyturner3056
    @andyturner3056 5 месяцев назад +4

    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

  • @elfulano5884
    @elfulano5884 5 месяцев назад +9

    Thhe Malaysia Airlines livery looks stunning on that 747.

  • @jamesg2569
    @jamesg2569 2 месяца назад +3

    i just find it incomprehensible that this thing is gone, and over 20 years ago too, So many fond memories. We lost something as a nation that day.

  • @Heidi_Bradshaw
    @Heidi_Bradshaw 5 месяцев назад +2

    She was, and still is, the most beautiful craft to take to the skies. We miss you Concorde!

  • @ahmadtheaviationlover1937
    @ahmadtheaviationlover1937 5 месяцев назад +6

    Woooow!!!!!! Old aviation is golden aviation. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @chrisblyth6716
    @chrisblyth6716 Месяц назад +1

    To hear an American pilot call concord beautiful was a stupendous thing to hear. Concord was unique. There'll never be another.

  • @DarylMT
    @DarylMT 5 месяцев назад +11

    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.

  • @franklinrwful
    @franklinrwful 8 месяцев назад +38

    Listen to all the car alarms going off lol.

  • @MartinPerry-g6q
    @MartinPerry-g6q Месяц назад +1

    This aircraft was conceived and designed in the 50's and 60's. It was and remains a triumph of British enginuity and engineering. Never forget that we did this, it was a triumph and no one has come even close to this since. It was an engineering marvel

  • @generalfilms9947
    @generalfilms9947 5 месяцев назад +6

    I wish I could go back in time and see the Concorde take off in person but I was too young

  • @MARIORODRIGUEZ-e4h
    @MARIORODRIGUEZ-e4h Месяц назад +2

    The best era. Concorde + 747

  • @Blacknight1812
    @Blacknight1812 5 месяцев назад +2

    everyone misses this fantastic aircraft, still ahead of it's time now 21 years after it's last commercial flight.

  • @hawnyfox3411
    @hawnyfox3411 Год назад +8

    ^^^
    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 !!

  • @davidlibby5740
    @davidlibby5740 8 месяцев назад +10

    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.

    • @SelwynRewes
      @SelwynRewes 5 месяцев назад +2

      Maximum altitude was up to 60,000 ft...

  • @ATCandMore1
    @ATCandMore1 17 дней назад +2

    This was the first day in the history of aviation that we took a backward step, no more supersonic passenger transport. It's such a shame, you can see and hear what Concorde meant to everyone. I wa lucky enough to see this very flight as it was routing back towards Filton, it was a strange feeling knowing it was the last time Concorde would ever fly.

  • @Haiokbai
    @Haiokbai 5 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @Leo180868
    @Leo180868 23 дня назад +1

    Awesome footage - its wonderful, sad and amusing too (all those car alarms set off by Concord as she passes.)

  • @grahambrooks5080
    @grahambrooks5080 Год назад +20

    😮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 😢

  • @kylefoster2876
    @kylefoster2876 5 месяцев назад +3

    Such an old picture 11 years ago 23 years of my life memories in the past

  • @DiscoMood
    @DiscoMood 6 месяцев назад +32

    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.

    • @Challenger2A7
      @Challenger2A7 5 месяцев назад +5

      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.

    • @jeannedeutrom8373
      @jeannedeutrom8373 5 месяцев назад

      HEAR! Hear!!!!🙁

    • @WynHow
      @WynHow 5 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @PCEngineer2007uk
    @PCEngineer2007uk Год назад +17

    7:50 the emotion in ATCO Brian Ringrose's voice...

  • @luckyme4136
    @luckyme4136 5 месяцев назад +6

    Amazing acceleration. RIP ❤

  • @maxthelab8457
    @maxthelab8457 Год назад +20

    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...................

  • @supersonique001
    @supersonique001 9 месяцев назад +5

    Toujours un plaisir! Adieu Concorde!

  • @victoriamichellefrances1345
    @victoriamichellefrances1345 17 дней назад +1

    No words, just tears. :(

  • @AndreiTupolev
    @AndreiTupolev 5 месяцев назад +4

    Quite emotional watching the 747s as well, particularly the Malaysian one climbing out into the gloomy sky leaving a smoke trail

  • @sallyannepike6688
    @sallyannepike6688 4 месяца назад +1

    What a plane, i used to live in Reading you could set your watch by concorde flying over every morning.

  • @westcoast_trains_
    @westcoast_trains_ 2 месяца назад +2

    My 13 year old son doesn't understand why Concorde is a museum exhibit now. Neither do I.

  • @Godson.
    @Godson. Год назад +6

    Nostalgic history there for concorde and for those who flew in her.

  • @Doglas_and_BoCo
    @Doglas_and_BoCo 5 месяцев назад +3

    I have seen G-BOAF crazy to think about that is 45 years old now

  • @BlueNovaVROfficial
    @BlueNovaVROfficial 4 месяца назад +2

    These were the good ol Planespotting days

  • @gujjarareus2455
    @gujjarareus2455 5 месяцев назад +2

    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
    👍🏼
    Captain chootah

  • @Ashfaq1999
    @Ashfaq1999 Год назад +5

    Great Video. Many Thanks 😊

  • @AviationAndMotors
    @AviationAndMotors 4 месяца назад +2

    Wonderful concorde!

  • @MrDaiseymay
    @MrDaiseymay Год назад +10

    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.

    • @kimstockwell721
      @kimstockwell721 5 месяцев назад +2

      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.

  • @errorwindows7506
    @errorwindows7506 5 месяцев назад +1

    Congrats 700 subs

  • @ranrom9514
    @ranrom9514 4 месяца назад +1

    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

  • @AndreiTupolev
    @AndreiTupolev 5 месяцев назад +4

    The chorus of sirens and alarms could have been saying goodbye as well

  • @englishmadcow7461
    @englishmadcow7461 5 месяцев назад +3

    Car alarms lol. Did Captain use more power than necessary?🤣We miss you Concord x

  • @michaelray6694
    @michaelray6694 6 месяцев назад +5

    So loud!!! It's a shame that they retired this amazing beautiful plane

  • @mickyday2008
    @mickyday2008 7 месяцев назад +5

    I was there at the other end of the runway

  • @andyrfc90
    @andyrfc90 Год назад +5

    Very good video

  • @melissanewton7462
    @melissanewton7462 4 месяца назад +1

    Used to see her fly over Swindon to America every day at 11am.

  • @paulhipkiss6693
    @paulhipkiss6693 5 месяцев назад +6

    Concorde used to pass over weston super mare everyday at 5pm without fail on its way back to Heathrow with sonic boom as well

    • @SelwynRewes
      @SelwynRewes 5 месяцев назад +1

      Concorde only flew supersonic over the sea...

    • @Fenderak
      @Fenderak 5 месяцев назад

      do these people feel the need to lie to overexagerate or are they just that dumb? this video is especially full of them

  • @GIZALARF
    @GIZALARF 5 месяцев назад +2

    And then I discovered GeoFS and can now fly G-BOAF for free.

  • @jesusomarfernandez1587
    @jesusomarfernandez1587 Год назад +3

    Sabroso ese Sonido. Ojala' vuelva a despegar❤

  • @yourlocala300aviator
    @yourlocala300aviator 4 месяца назад +1

    ty for showing the malaysian 747

  • @englishmadcow7461
    @englishmadcow7461 5 месяцев назад +1

    Concord is at Duxford if anyone needs a walk through her.

  • @johnrossewingiii3270
    @johnrossewingiii3270 Год назад +9

    Incredibly incredibly saddening.All those incapable people who mde the wrong decissions.

  • @mirrorsmsm
    @mirrorsmsm Год назад +12

    So sad to see this, definitely a step backwards in Aviation

  • @Eddy3389
    @Eddy3389 2 месяца назад +2

    Very sad it had to be discontinued. Where was the national pride of Britain and France??

  • @AlbaDOrnecco
    @AlbaDOrnecco Месяц назад +1

    I was there in the car park, miss her so much..... (I am testing to see if this works as I can't log into my RUclips account)

  • @englishmadcow7461
    @englishmadcow7461 5 месяцев назад +1

    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!

  • @LukebeswickBeswick
    @LukebeswickBeswick 4 месяца назад +1

    So sad for me my dad flew the very last Concorde

  • @Samuel-gc6js
    @Samuel-gc6js Год назад +4

    9:40 🔥🔥🔥

  • @SASUKEMADARA20
    @SASUKEMADARA20 16 дней назад +1

    Look like a really eagle when comes down

  • @kennyryan625
    @kennyryan625 5 месяцев назад +2

    It was stupid to scrap it. Engineering feats seem to have gone backwards in the last 30 years

    • @Dc-10guy
      @Dc-10guy 4 месяца назад

      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

    • @Trek001
      @Trek001 4 месяца назад

      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

  • @Alfie-m2f
    @Alfie-m2f 5 месяцев назад +2

    Guys it’s coming back in 2029

    • @Dc-10guy
      @Dc-10guy 4 месяца назад

      Not the Concorde, but maybe supersonic travel

  • @iamfirem
    @iamfirem 5 месяцев назад +2

    9:41 MY EARS

  • @ANTOINETTEROUSSEAU-e8v
    @ANTOINETTEROUSSEAU-e8v 6 месяцев назад +2

    Imagine that futur,with no birds,no bebble bies,no planes !!!yeah no planes!!and +1.5 degres less!!!!!

  • @mohdhafizapis9539
    @mohdhafizapis9539 4 месяца назад +1

    Boeing 747 was mh370

    • @Dc-10guy
      @Dc-10guy 4 месяца назад

      It wasnt

  • @GaryM67-71
    @GaryM67-71 5 месяцев назад

    Boring compared to watching birds fly. God is the best engineer.

  • @miguelsuarez8010
    @miguelsuarez8010 5 месяцев назад +1

    It wasn't economically feaaable.

    • @luckyme4136
      @luckyme4136 5 месяцев назад

      Everything is feasible if people can pay.

    • @V8King770
      @V8King770 5 месяцев назад +1

      B.A made a profit with Concorde but Airbus were not willing to support the maintenance of it any longer.

    • @miguelsuarez8010
      @miguelsuarez8010 5 месяцев назад

      @@V8King770 That's the point: if the operating costs are larger than the profits, it makes no sense continuing the service.

    • @V8King770
      @V8King770 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@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.

  • @josemigueljimnor7141
    @josemigueljimnor7141 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @Adxm.
    @Adxm. Год назад +3

    why was it last

    • @46245col
      @46245col  Год назад +4

      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.

    • @columnedfox5508
      @columnedfox5508 Год назад +4

      @@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..

    • @AndyMcGeever
      @AndyMcGeever 11 месяцев назад +2

      Because there were no more after that.

    • @lifeon16wheels86
      @lifeon16wheels86 5 месяцев назад

      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.