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Old 24th October 2003, 10:22 AM   #1 (permalink)
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:50:25 -0400, Bob Sull <w8imo@arrl.net> wrote:

> B S D Chapman wrote:
>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:22:09 GMT, Grumpy au Contraire
>> <Grumpy@doofis.FAKEcom> wrote:
>>
>>> Uh, ain't the last commeercial flight the one that just took off from
>>> JFK? I watched it on TV about twenty minutes ago. (Just after 8 a.m.
>>> EDT)
>>>

>>
>>
>> That's BA002, and will probably be the last one to land.
>> The last commersial take off was about 10 minutes ago (1320Z) from LHR.

>
> Is the last commercial flight going to stay airborn forever?
>


I didn't think it would need explaining. <:o\

There are three Concordes inbound to Heathrow, landing in turn at about
1550hrs BST.
The New York flight took off first of the three to take off, and will
probably be the last one in the sequence to land.
 
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Old 24th October 2003, 12:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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B S D Chapman wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:22:09 GMT, Grumpy au Contraire
> <Grumpy@doofis.FAKEcom> wrote:
>
>> Uh, ain't the last commeercial flight the one that just took off from
>> JFK? I watched it on TV about twenty minutes ago. (Just after 8 a.m.
>> EDT)
>>

>
>
> That's BA002, and will probably be the last one to land.
> The last commersial take off was about 10 minutes ago (1320Z) from LHR.
>



It appears the images I received were mis-represented to me as being the
"last".

Alan.

 
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"B S D Chapman" <mail-at-benchapman-dot-co-dot-uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:50:25 -0400, Bob Sull <w8imo@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> > B S D Chapman wrote:
> >> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:22:09 GMT, Grumpy au Contraire
> >> <Grumpy@doofis.FAKEcom> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Uh, ain't the last commeercial flight the one that just took off from
> >>> JFK? I watched it on TV about twenty minutes ago. (Just after 8 a.m.
> >>> EDT)
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> That's BA002, and will probably be the last one to land.
> >> The last commersial take off was about 10 minutes ago (1320Z) from LHR.

> >
> > Is the last commercial flight going to stay airborn forever?
> >

>
> I didn't think it would need explaining. <:o\
>
> There are three Concordes inbound to Heathrow, landing in turn at about
> 1550hrs BST.
> The New York flight took off first of the three to take off, and will
> probably be the last one in the sequence to land.


So, the aircraft which took from Edinburgh at 14:20 was not commercial?


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