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Work starts on finally housing Concorde
Construction workers gathered on the former Filton airfield to make the outline of Concorde as work begins to build a new museum to house Bristol’s famous aircraft:
“That we should find a fitting home for Concorde here at Filton is a statement and testimony to the achievements of everyone involved in the development, the production and the support of Concorde, and to the citizens of Bristol who are so proud of our aeroplane,“ said Iain Gray, chairman of the Bristol Aero Collection Trust.
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“Perhaps even more importantly, it is a symbol of what can be achieved and an inspiration for a new generation of engineers. The success of Concorde must be the inspiration for today’s youth to join our great industry and develop the new ideas of tomorrow.”
The event also drew MPs, politicians from Bristol and South Gloucestershire, engineering firms like Airbus and the pilot who flew the plane on its last journey into Bristol in 2003. Concorde 216 has been lying on the tarmac since.
The plane will form the centrepiece of the £16 million Bristol Aerospace Centre which is due to be be completed by March 2017.
Read more: Campaign to get Concorde airborne again
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