Hi,I live close to Toulouse where Concorde made his first flight and have been manufactured. I saw him often flying.
living here in London (England!) I see it quite often, most recently this weekend. Even though it's quite a commonplace sight, people still stop to look. It's an amazing piece of work and a great pity it's on the way out. I wish they'd sell it to Virgin so it could keep flying.
I first saw it in the early 1980s. I was at a summer evening jazz concert in Kew Gardens, which is on the flight path for Heathrow. Humphrey Littleton and Ronnie Scott were playing in the Temperate House, while the audience was wandering around drinking champagne and eating strawberries in the grounds. Just as the concert ended and the sun finally died, Concorde came over, very, very low, and the fireworks display started. It was a perfect moment. Sometimes you don't need a camera.
For those that worked to his manufacture the stop of voles of Concorde was like a mourning.
Michel
