One of my more treasured possessions is a Royal Air Force Concorde tie dating from the late 60s when Concorde required RAF aeromedic personnel on board as a requirement of insurance conditions, it having not by then received a certificate of airworthiness. Dad arranged a wonderful day for me at Filton, and I was shown around the aircraft by one of the senior engineers on the project. I've been in love with the aircraft from that day to this, and was always of the opinion that one of the retired BA Concordes should have been retained in flying condition as part of our heritage, perhaps coming full circle and returning to the RAF in its dotage as in its infancy. That tie is probably worth an absolute fortune now if I were to put it on eBay, but I just couldn't part with it.
I really hope this resurrection project gets off the ground (
) - Concorde remains one of Great Britain's sucesses despite operational losses an American jealousy and a return to flying condition would have the punters queueing for years to get a flight. Me included!
True friends stab you in the front.
