Just wondering what happened to the concordes when they were dispanded rumours were flying round that virgin bought them for a pound each and also a young lad bought one and branson was keeping it for him can anyone confirm or deny this and let me know what happened to all of them
2007-11-01 00:54:26 · 8 answers · asked by mpicko1 2 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
One of them is on display next to the USS Intrepid
2007-11-01 01:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by Paul A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virgin offered BA a pound each for them, but the offer was rejected. BA decided that they would rather donate them to museums and such, rather then sell them for nothing to competition.
About the young boy buying one. I've never heard this rumour, but since Virgin are not involved with the concordes, I don't see why Branson would be keeping it for him.
Hope this answers some of your questions.
2007-11-01 08:03:08 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RAF Duxford, outside Cambridge, has one of the protypes. The model that stood at the entrance to Heathrow is on display at the Brooklands Museum.
Barbados, Brooklyn, Cribbs Causeway next door to Filton airfield and New York all have one.
Right I have the lot now. Knew I would get there in the end.
British Airways
G-BBDG (202) - Delta Golf - Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, UK
G-BOAA (206) - Alpha Alpha - Museum of Flight, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
G-BOAB (208) - Alpha Bravo - Heathrow Airport, London, UK
G-BOAC (204) - Alpha Charlie - Manchester Airport, Manchester, UK
G-BOAD (210) - Alpha Delta - Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York, USA
G-BOAE (212) - Alpha Echo - Grantley Adams Airport, Barbados
G-BOAF (216) - Alpha Foxtrot - Filton, UK
G-BOAG (214) - Alpha Golf - Museum of Flight, Seattle, USA
Air France
F-WTSB (201) - Sierra Bravo - Airbus, Toulouse, France
F-BTSC (203) - Sierra Charlie - Crashed (read Final crash report here)
F-BTSD (213) - Sierra Delta - Air and Space Museum, Le Bourget, France
F-BVFA (205) - Foxtrot Alpha - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, USA
F-BVFB (207) - Foxtrot Bravo - Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, Sinsheim, Germany
F-BVFC (209) - Foxtrot Charlie - Airbus, Toulouse, France
F-BVFD (211) - Foxtrot Delta - Broken up, 1984
F-BVFF (215) - Foxtrot Foxtrot - Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France
2007-11-01 08:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by Chariotmender 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt very much they will have been bought for a pound, the scrap metal alone would be worth thousands. I don't know what happend to them all, but there is one permenently in Manchester airport (UK), i think you can even see it on google earth, just check the whole tarmac and you should find it (if you have google earth)
2007-11-01 08:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one at the Museum of Flight in East Lothian, Scotland.
2007-11-01 08:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lolly ™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its sad Mr. Branson didn't get his hands on a couple of them, we might still be flying to New York on one today, sod BA, they didn't deserve them anyway!!!
2007-11-01 14:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is one at mancherster airport..ya can get a good tour around it for 15 quid
2007-11-04 18:54:33 · answer #7 · answered by stephen f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like they're all in museums, airports and factories.
2007-11-01 08:07:10 · answer #8 · answered by neohioguy1962 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋