Concorde Prototype 002
The Anglo-French project to build a supersonic passenger aircraft resulted in Concorde. This aircraft (002) was the second to fly and was the first British prototype. Concorde entered commercial service with British Airways and Air France in 1976.
Twenty Concorde aircraft were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. All but two of these aircraft—a remarkably high percentage for any commercial fleet—are preserved.
G-BSST (002) first flew on 9 April 1969 from Filton to RAF Fairford. Its last flight was on 4 March 1976 when it flew to here at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, England. It had made 438 flights (836 hours), of which 196 flights were supersonic.
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships (especially aircraft carriers), and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation. It is located on RNAS Yeovilton airfield, and the museum has viewing areas where visitors can watch military aircraft (especially helicopters) take off and land. It is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Yeovil, and 40 miles (64 km) south of Bristol.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde_aircraft_histories
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum
Concorde Prototype 002
The Anglo-French project to build a supersonic passenger aircraft resulted in Concorde. This aircraft (002) was the second to fly and was the first British prototype. Concorde entered commercial service with British Airways and Air France in 1976.
Twenty Concorde aircraft were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. All but two of these aircraft—a remarkably high percentage for any commercial fleet—are preserved.
G-BSST (002) first flew on 9 April 1969 from Filton to RAF Fairford. Its last flight was on 4 March 1976 when it flew to here at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, England. It had made 438 flights (836 hours), of which 196 flights were supersonic.
The Fleet Air Arm Museum is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civilian aircraft, aero engines, models of aircraft and Royal Navy ships (especially aircraft carriers), and paintings and drawings related to naval aviation. It is located on RNAS Yeovilton airfield, and the museum has viewing areas where visitors can watch military aircraft (especially helicopters) take off and land. It is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Yeovil, and 40 miles (64 km) south of Bristol.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde_aircraft_histories
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum