G-BOAG

Built in the United Kingdom, registered as G-BOAC. British Airways loaned the airplane to British Aircraft Corporation under a sale-or-return agreement for six months while repairs were being made. Due to a water-contaminated hydraulic system, the flight was cancelled to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in 1980. This also caused a ramp failure, which led to engine surges. With a cost of one million pounds, this aircraft was renamed G- BOAG and returned to service in 1981. There were limited spare parts for the British Airways Concorde fleet; they used Alpha Golf for the spare parts until 1984. British Airways used parts from G-BBDG for spare parts to use on G-BOAG and returned this aircraft to service. This Aircraft was the first to wear the “Landor” livery and the eventual flotation for British Airways on the London Stock Exchange in April 1985, and was returned to service. Throughout the rest of its career, this aircraft was the last to wear the Chatham livery in 1996. In 2001, this aircraft was used on the first flight after the Paris crash. In 2003, this aircraft made a farewell tour starting in Toronto, Canada, and Dulles International Airport in Virginia, for a farewell to North America, as well as Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom. In November 2003, this aircraft made its final trip from New York to Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, given permission to fly at supersonic speed over the land and breaking records for the East to West crossing of North America. Today, it is on static display at the Museum of Flight in the Aviation Pavilion.