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Today, the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde, the turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner icon, first flew in 1969.

Michael McWeeney The Intrepid Museum’s Concorde (G-BOAF) made its final flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Nov. 10, 2003. REUTERS The last Concorde ever to fly was Concorde 216 ...

Imagine taking off from London's Heathrow airport at 9 a.m. and after an immaculately smooth flight arriving in New York before 8 o'clock that same morning. It was possible on Concorde ...

Concorde's final commercial flight was on November 26, 2003, departing from Heathrow Airport in London and landing in Bristol. Most of the 20 Concordes built are preserved, mostly in museums.

British Airways has a Concorde at its engineering base at Heathrow Airport. The area is not open for visitors, but some passengers are able to see it when they land at the west London hub.