Mapped: The 18 surviving Concorde around the world
Though it is now more than 50 years since the Concorde first flew - and 15 since its retirement - 18 of the 20 built still survive, many in full view of an adoring public.
The supersonic aircraft was introduced to the world in 1969, immediately capturing the imagination of a generation, with its sleek appearance and remarkable speed. The product of a collaboration between British and French aviators, the Concorde represented a pioneering thirst for excellence in the skies.
But then, after just 37 years in service and one tragic accident, it was grounded, never to fly again.
Today, British travellers have a better chance than many to spy one of the remaining aircraft, with seven dotted across the UK, more than in any other country. Anyone to have passed through London Heathrow might have spotted Concorde 208 - or G-BOAB, nicknamed Alpha Bravo - sat on the tarmac near one of the runways. Though not accessible to the public, a sight of the plane is always enough to stir up emotions.
Below, with the help of Esri UK, we have mapped the locations of every one of the 18 remaining Concordes and whether you are able to see - or even board - them.
Click on each icon below for more details. Red indicates an Air France aircraft, and blue, British Airways.
Concordes in the UK
Concorde 208, London Heathrow
Concorde 202, the Brooklands Museum (brooklandsmuseum.com)
Concorde 101, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford (iwm.org)
Concorde 002, the Fleet Air Arm Museum (fleetairarm.com)
Concorde 216, Aerospace Bristol (aerospacebristol.org)
Concorde 204, Manchester Airport
Concorde 206, National Museum of Flight, East Lothian, Scotland (nms.ac.uk)
Concordes in Europe
Concorde 207, the Auto and Technik Museum, Sinsheim, Germany (sinsheim.technik-museum.de)
Concordes 201 and 209, the Airbus Factory, Toulouse, France (manatour.fr)
Concorde 102, the Musee Delta, Paris, France (museedelta.wixsite.com)
Concorde 001 and 213, the Museum of Air and Space, Le Bourget, France (museeairespace.fr)
Concorde 215, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France
Concordes around the world
Concorde 212, Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados, Caribbean
Concorde 210, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York City, New York, US (intrepidmuseum.org)
Concorde 205, the National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC, US (airandspace.si.edu)
Concorde 214, the Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington, US (museumofflight.org)
What was it like to fly on the Concorde?
In a piece originally published on May 19, 1995, Nigel Richardson writes for Telegraph Travel about a day trip to the West Indies on the supersonic jet, but on a flight that doesn’t go to plan.
“The trouble with Concorde is, ‘the plug things keep flopping out’,” he writes. “This is the reason given by a harassed stewardess to explain the delayed departure of British Airways flight 273 on world aviation’s milk-and-honey run - the weekly Concorde flight to Barbados.
“The remark occasions much hilarity. In fact, the problem with the power unit that is keeping Concorde firmly glued to the Heathrow tarmac is turning into the sort of right royal shambles that only the British could orchestrate.”
