CONCORDE G-BOAF

HISTORY

1978 - Jan 27

Registered G-BFKX to British Aerospace.

1979 - Apr 20

Maiden flight from Filton, Bristol.

1979 - Dec 14

Re-registered G-N94AF/G-BOAF to British Aerospace.

1980 - Jun 9

Delivered to British Airways.

1980 - Jun 12

Re-registered G-BOAF to British Airways.

1982

Fly past at the Farnborough air show.

1989 - Apr 1

Sets off on a special supersonic circumnavigation charter flight, during which it becomes the first Concorde to develop problems with its upper rudder section. This subsequently effected several other airframes and led to an expensive redesign and refit for all fleet Concordes.

1993 - May

First Concorde to receive a major interior refurbishment.

1996

First of the British Airways fleet to be painted in the new Chatham livery. This was subsequently rolled out to the rest of the Concorde fleet and then to other British Airways aircraft.

2000 - Aug 16

Grounded when its Certificate of Airworthiness is withdrawn as a result of the investigation into the Paris crash 3 weeks beforehand.

2001

Lead aircraft in the post Paris crash, Return to Flight programme. First to be fitted with upgrades including Kevlar fuel tank liners.

2001 - Jul 17

First flight to verify the Return to Flight upgrades is successful.

2001 - Oct 22

Final operational assessment flight, a return trip to New York, is successful and paves the way for a return to passenger services.

2001 - Nov 7

British Prime Minister Tony Blair flies Concorde G-BOAF to Washington for a meeting with US President George W Bush. This day was significant as it was the return to service of Concorde following the Paris crash.

2001 - Dec 1

G-BOAF restarts the weekly service to Barbados.

2003 - Oct 24

Final passenger flight (BA 9010) is a short supersonic loop over the Atlantic before landing at Heathrow in formation with G-BOAE and G-BOAG.

2003 - Nov 26

Final flight from Heathrow to Filton via the Bay of Biscay, crossing low over the Clifton Suspension Bridge on the way. This was the last ever Concorde flight.