Bristol, UK — The last Concorde made its final journey to a new home on Tuesday, just a quarter of a mile and at a walking pace.
After 13 years languishing at the side of an airfield in Bristol, the iconic supersonic plane was towed across an airfield to an indoor hangar in preparation for it becoming the centrepiece of a new £19 million aerospace museum.
Bristol Aviation Centre, which will celebrate the city’s aviation history, is due to open this summer.
The jetliner famously touched down at Filton Airfield in 2003, marking the end of an era for the legendary brand.
After entering commercial passenger service in 1976, the fleet of aircraft carried celebrities and affluent travellers on transatlantic crossings at a cruising speed of 1,350mph – more than twice the speed of sound.
A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three-and-a-half hours, as opposed to the normal eight hours.
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