Filton
Drove to Filton today from Milton Keynes, and its fair to say a very eventfull day. Someone drove into the back of my car,I lost my wallet and well… Concorde is no more.
When she touched down and taxied by i couldn’t describe my feelings Firstly pride as the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and a shiver descended my spine, then a bit of sadness for i was stood on a grass bank on a very cold and wet Filton watching a real moment of History. Then anger when you think of the politics and the people behind the decision to ground her, and finally disgust at the way British Airways dealt with her retirement.
One other thing did warm my heart and that was the Spitfire display (not sure who the pilot was?) it was brilliant and left me feeling enourmously proud. with a lump in my throat!
Thank you for posting the photo’s Plazz. They are superb. I’m getting mine developed tomorrow. (Doubt they will be as good!)
Just one last thing… Discovery Wings have been running a competition for the UK’s favourite aeroplane. i have voted for Spitfire, and i still stand by that descision. However i do hope that Concorde wins, purely because she was the result of something that wasn’t designed to go win wars or cause death and destruction, but a ‘Peacebird’ if you will, and after all she is stunning!
😉
Now must go and book my car in with a bodyshop and cancel those credit cards
Thanks
Dez:)
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