She's languishing in a forgotten corner of Heathrow. Now a group of enthusiasts need your help to restore The Concorde, once the envy of the world, into a spectacular museum on the Thames


She's languishing in a forgotten corner of Heathrow. Now a group of enthusiasts need your

To paraphrase a certain prime minister, this was the future once. And what an astonishing future it appeared to be. Conceived in the 1950s, designed in the 1960s and launched in the 1970s, Concorde was the supersonic proof that Britain could still lead the world in science, technology and design - with a little help from our friends, of course. For this work of genius was either a UK-French or Franco-British triumph, depending on which side of the Channel you were standing. And then it all came to an end exactly 20 years ago today.

 

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