208 - G-BOAB
| Current registration | G-BOAB |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer's Serial Number | 100 -008 |
| Production Variant Number | 102 |
| Maiden Flight | First Flight 18th May 1976 : Filton, England |
| British Airways delivery | 30th September 1976 |
| Registration history |
First Registered as G-BOAB on 3rd April 1974 to the British Aircraft Corporation Ltd 12th January 1979 aircraft re-registered as G-N94AB / N94AB by British Airways / Braniff Airways 17th September 1980 aircraft re-registered G-BOAB by British Airways De-Registered - 4th May 2004 |
| Final Flight | August 15th 2000 - BA002P JFK-LHR |
| Total Hours Flown | 22,296 Hrs 55mins |
| Total Landings | 7,810 |
| Total Supersonic Cycles | 6,688 |
| Current Useage | Retired from service and will go on display at Heathrow |
Notes
Concorde 208's first flight on 18th May 1976 was under the command of BAC test pilot Capt. Eddie McNamara and took 3hrs 32mins, from Filton to Fairford via the Bay of Biscay. It reached a top speed of Mach 2.05 at a height of 63,500ft. 12 other BAC test/development flights took place before the aircraft was ready for delivery to British Airways.
G-BOAB was the third Concorde to be delivered to British Airways on Jan 14th 1976 with a 1hr 30min flight from RAF Fairford. Touch and Go landings were made at both London Gatwick and Heathrow during the flight by the BA crew of Capt. Tony Meadows and Capt. Brian Walpole.
The aircraft's final flight was a positioning flight back to Heathrow, on the evening before the fleet's Certificates of air-worthiness were to be officially removed, under the Command of Capt. Les Brodie. The aircraft was next in line for inter check and would have been the 6th BA aircraft back in service. As it was BA only required 5 aircraft, therefore G-BOAB was never modified and never flew again.