that was rather harsh!

He is right though. Concorde is not coming back no matter how many petitions are signed. We can only hope that a new SST is made in our lifetime. Chances are it will, but not anytime soon!

care to tell those of us uninitiated in the world photography which one is which?

There is one person right in the middle with a camera around his neck. On the camera straps in yellow the name Nikon is written. That’s Seahawk. Don’t know the others though.

http://home.arcor.de/mike.kick/Gruppenfoto_1.JPG

One of those

Are you the one in the middle with a Nikon camera?

The damage was very severe, and the plane has been written off.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/2004/041020-0.htm

some photos:
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/3838264/detail.html?subid=22100415&qs=1;bp=t

missing engines?
missing registration? (just a number)
missing overwing door?
hole in tail?
main landing gear doors open?
photographing a 727 when there seems to be a Russian-build (Interflug?) plane behind it?

I was standing at LHR that day to catch the final concorde flights. The first photo is my first photo at JP.net to go over 1000 hits.

No I’m two along to the right ! 😮

this one? 😀

close enough, they are German…. formed out of the remains of Aero Lloyd