The Last Concorde

Duration: 29'38''

Synopsis

For the workers at Filton it's the end of the Concorde era. Two of these plane workers, Alan Radford and Wally Williams, tell what it's been like working on the supersonic plane over the last decade.

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Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

Working on Concorde | The Last Concorde

BBC One | 1979 | 8'15''

On 9 April 1969, the first British Concorde made its maiden flight from Filton. On 20 April 1979, the last plane came off the product...

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