Concorde G-BOAA on display at the Museum of Flight, East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Concorde G-BOAA Aircraft Number 206 Current registration G-BOAA Manufacturer's Serial Number 100-006 Production Variant Number 102 Maiden Flight 5th November 1975 : Filton, England British Airways delivery 14th January 1976 Registration history:- First Registered as G-BOAA on 3rd March 1974 to the British Aircraft Corporation Ltd 12th January 1979 aircraft re-registered as G-N94AA / N94AA by British Airways / Braniff Airways 28th July 1980 aircraft re-registered as G-BOAA by British Airways. De-Registered - 4th May 2004 Final Flight August 12th 2000 - BA002 - JFK-LHR Total Hours Flown 22,768 Hrs 56Mins Total Landings 8,064 Total Supersonic Cycles 6,842 Current Useage Withdrawn from use On display at East Fortune Airfield, Scotland. Notes Concorde 206 was the first Concorde to be delivered to British Airways on Jan 14th 1976 with a 42 minute hop from RAF Fairford. G-BOAA flew the inaugural BA Concorde service to Bahrain on the 21st of Jan 1976, which was captained by Norman Todd. Capt. Brian Walpole was at the controls 22 months later as Concorde services started to New York on 22nd November 1977. Piloted by Captain Mike Bannister flew Alpha Alpha on the 2nd of June 1996 in formation with the RAF Red Arrows over Heathrow Airport the celebrate the 50th anniversary of the west London Airport, which has been Concorde's home since the late 1970's The aircraft was never fitted with the return to flight modifications mandated after the Paris accident. It was due a Inter4 (or c check), so was to have been the 7th and final aircraft in the fleet modified and returned to flight status. In 2004 is was dismantled to be moved by road and sea to East Fortune airfield, where she was fully re-assembled.
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Location: National Museum of Flight East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, EH39 5LF
Photo credit: © Jim Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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