Concorde began as a futuristic dream - then the cost of its development and operation rendered it a luxury for the elite or for those who saved for a trip of a lifetime. But with the final flight of Concorde G-BOAF back to her birthplace of Filton, Bristol, UK, on November 26, 2003, that dream ended. Yet, almost 20 years later, the allure of the "beautiful white bird", as former senior pilot John Hutchinson described it, is still strong.
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