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Three decades of supersonic air travel came to an end on 26th November 2003 when Concorde G-BOAF flew from Heathrow back to its original birthplace at Filton, Bristol. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of onlookers Concorde left Heathrow after a water arch guard of honour provided by the airport fire service. It then flew around the Bay of Biscay before performing a low circuit over Bristol, taking in the Clifton Suspension Bridge. After its final landing at Filton, Captain Les Brodie and Chief Concorde Pilot Mike Bannister taxied the aircraft in from the runway whilst waving union flags from the windows.
Stephen Brown has captured this historic day with four paintings recording the key moments. The smaller format makes them ideal as gifts or to frame and hang together as a tribute to this great piece of British engineering.
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