Researched 2026-10-11 from the sources listed below. Airframes move between hangars, workshops and loans: check with Aerospace Bristol before travelling to see this one.
The airframe in brief
| Serial / registration | G-BOAF |
|---|---|
| Type | Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102 |
| Built | Filton, constructor's number 216; first registered G-BFKX |
| First flew | 20 April 1979, Filton |
| Units / operator | British Airways, 1980–2003 |
| Records | New York–London in 2 h 56 min 35 s, 1 January 1983 |
| Last flight | 26 November 2003, Heathrow to Filton |
| Flying hours | 18,257 |
| Landings | 6,045 (5,639 supersonic cycles) |
| Arrived | 26 November 2003 (Filton); moved into the Aerospace Bristol hangar 7 February 2017 |
| Status | On display |
| Where | Aerospace Bristol, Bristol |
The story of G-BOAF
Concorde 216 first flew from Filton on 20 April 1979, painted white and registered G-BFKX. No airline had ordered it. It was re-registered G-BOAF for British Airways in June 1980 and flew to Heathrow after ten test flights.
On 1 January 1983 it crossed from New York to London in 2 hours 56 minutes 35 seconds. That stood as the fastest commercial transatlantic crossing for five years. On 1 April 1989 it left Heathrow on a 38,343-mile round-the-world trip. On 12 April, between Christchurch and Sydney, part of its upper rudder broke away: the first rudder separation on any Concorde. In May 1993 it was the first BA Concorde to get the £1 million cabin refit with leather seats.
After the Air France crash of 25 July 2000 grounded both fleets, G-BOAF became the development aircraft for the fixes in January 2001. These included stronger tyres, Kevlar-lined fuel tanks and better wiring insulation. On 17 July 2001 it was the first British Concorde to fly again. On 7 November 2001, as services resumed, it carried Prime Minister Tony Blair to Washington.
On 26 November 2003 it flew from Heathrow to Filton with about 100 BA staff aboard, Captain Les Brodie in command. The trip took just over 90 minutes and passed low over the Clifton Suspension Bridge. No Concorde has flown since. It had logged 18,257 hours and 6,045 landings, 5,639 of them after supersonic flights. It stayed on the Airbus site at Filton until 7 February 2017, when it was towed into a new hangar. Aerospace Bristol opened around it on 17 October 2017.
Seeing G-BOAF today
The centrepiece of Aerospace Bristol, parked in its own purpose-built Concorde hangar beside an Olympus 593 engine.
| Museum | Adult entry | Airframes | Headline exhibit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace BristolBristol, Gloucestershire | £20 | 14 | Concorde G-BOAF, the last Concorde ever built and the last ever to fly (26 November 2003, into Filton, forever). You can board her.… |
Also known as: Concorde 216 · Alpha Foxtrot · G-BFKX · last Concorde · Bristol Concorde · Filton Concorde