List of Concorde aircraft

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Concorde
Air France Concorde Jonsson.jpg
A Concorde after takeoff in 1986
General information
TypeSupersonic airliner
Manufacturer BAC (now BAE Systems)
Sud Aviation (now Airbus)
StatusRetired
Primary users British Airways
Number built20 (including 6 non-airline aircraft) [1] [2]
History
Introduction date21 January 1976
First flight2 March 1969
Retired26 November 2003

Twenty Concorde aircraft were built by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) during its lifetime; six development aircraft flew between 1969 and 1985, and fourteen commercial aircraft between 1975 and 2003. Of the six development aircraft, two were prototypes, two were pre-production, and two were production aircraft; each type of aircraft was split equally in ownership between British Airways and Air France (ten each).

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All development aircraft are preserved, and only two commercial aircraft are no longer intact; F-BVFD was scrapped in 1994 due to corrosion and financial factors, and F-BTSC was destroyed in the 2000 crash of Air France Flight 4590. Sixteen of these aircraft are on display to the public in museums spanning five countries; G-BOAB is stored at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, and G-BOAE is stored at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados.

Development aircraft

Prototypes

F-WTSS on display at the French air museum in Le Bourget Airport. Concorde Prototype.jpg
F-WTSS on display at the French air museum in Le Bourget Airport.
G-BSST at Yeovilton, 1976 G-BSST at Yeovilton.jpg
G-BSST at Yeovilton, 1976

In all there were six "development" aircraft: the two prototypes (001/002), two pre-production (101/102) and two production aircraft (201/202). The two prototype aircraft were used to expand the flight envelope of the aircraft as quickly as possible and prove that the design calculations for supersonic flight were correct.

Pre-production aircraft

Both pre-production aircraft were used to further develop the design of the aircraft. Changes to design include different wing planform, more fuel, different engine standard and different air intake systems.

Production aircraft

The production aircraft were different in many ways from the original prototypes, necessitating re-examining certain areas to obtain certification.

Commercial service aircraft

British commercial service aircraft

G-BOAA being transported on the River Thames Concorde 206 G-BOAA on River Thames-2004-04-06.jpg
G-BOAA being transported on the River Thames

British Airways had seven production aircraft in commercial service:

Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London (Heathrow) Airport, following the end of all Concorde flights Concorde g-boab heathrow.jpg
Concorde G-BOAB in storage at London (Heathrow) Airport, following the end of all Concorde flights
Concorde G-BOAD on 15 May 2003. 235ac - British Airways Concorde; G-BOAD@LHR;15.05.2003 (8056002570).jpg
Concorde G-BOAD on 15 May 2003.
G-BOAD's nose cone was knocked off by a truck at the end of June 2008. [8] [10] [11] The damage was repaired and subsequently the aircraft was moved back to Pier 86 in Manhattan (and placed on the pier, rather than on a barge) on 20 October 2008 as part of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. On August 9, 2023, G-BOAD was removed from the Intrepid Museum again via boat so that it could be given maintenance and a new paint job. [12] G-BOAD spent more time in the air than any other Concorde, at 23,397 hours. [† 10]
Concorde G-BOAG at the Museum of Flight. MOF-Concorde front WL.jpg
Concorde G-BOAG at the Museum of Flight.

As part of tenth-anniversary celebrations on 24 December 1985, British Airways photographed G-BOAA, G-BOAC, G-BOAF and G-BOAG formation flying for their publicity material. [17]

French commercial service aircraft

Concorde F-BVFA at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, USA Concorde F-BVFA (205) at Smithsonian.jpg
Concorde F-BVFA at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, USA

Air France also had seven production aircraft in commercial service:

Concorde F-BVFB and Tupolev Tu-144 at Sinsheim Technik Museum, Germany SSTs, Sinsheim, 2014 (03).JPG
Concorde F-BVFB and Tupolev Tu-144 at Sinsheim Technik Museum, Germany
In February 2010, it was announced that the museum and a group of volunteer AF technicians intended to restore F-BTSD so it could taxi under its own power. [28] In May 2010, it was reported that the British Save Concorde Group and French Olympus 593 groups had begun inspecting the engines of a Concorde at the French museum; their intent was to restore the airliner to a condition where it could fly in demonstrations. [29]

List of aircraft

Of the 20 aircraft built, [1] 18 remain, with 16 on display to the public. [a]

IdentityPhotographTenureFate
NumberRegistrationFirst flightLast revenue flightLast flightFlying hoursStatusLocationDisplayed livery
001 F-WTSS Concorde maiden flight cleaned.png 2 March 1969 [b] 19 October 1973812On display Musée de l'air et de l'espace

(Le Bourget, France)

Air France
002 G-BSST Sud-BAC Concorde, British Aircraft Corporation - Aerospatiale France AN1804818.jpg 9 April 1969 [b] 4 March 1976836On display Fleet Air Arm Museum

(Yeovilton, United Kingdom)

British Aircraft Corporation
101 G-AXDN Concorde landing Farnborough Fitzgerald.jpg 17 December 1971 [b] 20 August 1977632On display Imperial War Museum

(Duxford, United Kingdom)

British Aircraft Corporation
102 F-WTSA CONCORDE - BRITISH FRENCH SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT AIRPLANE - NARA - 17426584 (cropped).jpg 10 January 1973 [b] 20 May 1976656On display Musée Delta

(Paris, France)

Air France
201 F-WTSB Aerospatiale BAC Concorde Air France (AFR) F-WTSB - MSN 201 (9575840755).jpg 6 December 1973 [b] 19 April 1985909On display Aeroscopia

(Toulouse, France)

Air France
202 G-BBDG G-BBDG (6865054803).jpg 13 February 1974 [b] 24 December 19811282On display Brooklands Museum

(Weybridge, United Kingdom)

British Airways
203 F-BTSC [c] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 101, Air France AN0680016.jpg 31 January 197525 July 2000 25 July 2000 11989Destroyed in an air crash on 25 July 2000.Wreckage stored in a hangar at Le Bourget Airport (France)
204 G-BOAC [d] G-BOAC 5 BAC-SNIAS Concorde 102 British Aws MAN 06NOV03 (10731514175).jpg 27 February 197518 October 200331 October 200322260On display Manchester Airport,

(Manchester, United Kingdom)

British Airways
205 F-BVFA [e] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 101, Air France AN0746359.jpg 27 October 197531 May 200312 June 200317824On display Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

(Chantilly, United States)

Air France
206 G-BOAA [f] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 102, British Airways AN1301168.jpg 5 November 197512 August 200012 August 200022768On display National Museum of Flight

(East Lothian, United Kingdom)

British Airways
207 F-BVFB [g] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 101, Air France AN0760558.jpg 6 March 197631 May 200324 June 200314771On display Technik Museum Sinsheim

(Sinsheim, Germany)

Air France
208 G-BOAB [h] G-BOAB 1 B.Ae-Aerospatiale Concorde 102 British Airways MAN 13SEP98.jpg 18 May 197615 August 200015 August 200022296In storage (can be seen from afar) Heathrow Airport

(London, United Kingdom)

British Airways
209 F-BVFC [i] DSC 2874-F-BVFC (10391805294).jpg 9 July 197630 May 200327 June 200314332On display Aeroscopia Museum

(Toulouse, France)

Air France
210 G-BOAD [j] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 102, British Airways AN1040052.jpg 25 August 197622 October 200310 November 200323397On display Intrepid Museum

(New York City, United States)

British Airways
211 F-BVFD [k] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 101, Air France AN0792521.jpg 10 February 197727 May 198227 May 19825814Scrapped in 1994A small section of the fuselage remains at Le Bourget, France and the nose cone was sold to an American collector.
212 G-BOAE [l] Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde 102, British Airways AN0367790.jpg 17 March 197719 October 200317 November 200323376In storage Grantley Adams International Airport

(Christ Church, Barbados)

British Airways
213 F-BTSD [m] Aerospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde 101, Air France AN0367299.jpg 26 June 197831 May 200314 June 200312974On display Musée de l'air et de l'espace

(Le Bourget, France)

Air France
214 G-BOAG [n] Aerospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde 102, British Airways AN0367985.jpg 21 April 197824 October 20035 November 200316239On display Museum of Flight,

(Seattle, United States)

British Airways
215 F-BVFF [o] Aerospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde 101, Air France AN0839840.jpg 26 December 1978?11 June 200012421On display Charles de Gaulle Airport

(Paris, France)

Air France
216 G-BOAF [p] Aerospatiale-British Aerospace Concorde 102, British Airways AN0744492.jpg 20 April 19791 October 200326 November 200318257On display [30] Aerospace Bristol

(Bristol, United Kindom)

British Airways

Notes

  1. G-BOAB is at London Heathrow Airport and sits adjacent to a taxiway. It is visible from numerous areas inside and outside the airport, but is inaccessible to the public. G-BOAE is at the Concorde Experience at the Grantley Adams Airport in Barbados, which has been closed since 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aircraft did not fly in revenue service
  3. Test flown as F-WTSC
  4. Used G-N81AC and N81AC during Braniff lease period
  5. Used N94FA during Braniff lease period
  6. Used G-N94AA and N94AA during Braniff lease period
  7. Used N94FB during Braniff lease period
  8. Used G-N94AB and N94AB during Braniff lease period
  9. Used N94FC during Braniff lease period
  10. Used G-N94AD and N94AD during Braniff lease period
  11. Used N94FD during Braniff lease period
  12. Used G-N94AE and N94AE during Braniff lease period
  13. Test flown as F-WJAM; used N94SD during Braniff lease period
  14. Originally registered G-BFKW
  15. Test flown as F-WJAN
  16. Originally registered G-BFKX; used G-N94AF and N94AF during Braniff lease period

References

Citations

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Heritage Concorde profiles

Heritage Concorde is a Concorde-related website maintained by former Concorde engineers and aviation enthusiasts. It has a detailed profile for each aircraft, which is represented by an obelus (†)

  1. "F-WTSS (001)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "G-BSST (002)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. "G-AXDN (101)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. "F-WTSA (102)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. "F-WTSB (201)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. "G-BBDG (202)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. "G-BOAC (204)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  8. "G-BOAA (206)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. "G-BOAB (208)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  10. "G-BOAD (210)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  11. "G-BOAE (212)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  12. "G-BOAG (214)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. "G-BOAF (216)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  14. "F-BTSC (103)". Heritage Concorde. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  15. "F-BVFA (205)". Heritage Concorde. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  16. "F-BVFB (207)". Concorde Heritage. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  17. "F-BVFC (209)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  18. 1 2 "F-BVFD (211)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  19. "F-BTSD (213)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  20. "F-BVFF (215)". Heritage Concorde. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.