George Rollo
Spent the last couple of years of my apprenticeship (1967-8)then up till 1974 working on G-BSST, G-AXDN & G-BBDG (Prototype, 1st Preproduction & 1st Production)at Filton.Worked mainly on the Engine Intakes, also worked on join up & systems, and went to Farnbourgh working on the test fuselage there. Some of my Concorde photos can be found on www.aviationarchive.org .uk
David Roberts
In 1948, aged 4, I lived in Bath and with my father I remember watching the Brabazon fly overhead on its way to Filton.In 1970 I lived near Oxford and watched as Concorde flew overhead on its daily test flight to Fairford where it was based.I now own a cottage in France, 50 miles north of Toulouse where I watch the airbus on its testing approaches to Toulouse airport.What next?
Craig
My Grandad always tells me about when he helped to build the concorde engines and other planes it really does hit me, he also worked at Brooklands.He haas got so many memories of this working time.His name is Mr Ronald Thomas
SANNI AYO
DID CORCORDE EVER FLY TO ANY AFRICAN COUNTRY? IF YES, WHERE? IF NO, WHY NOT?
Didar Singh [Das]
I just wanted to add my dads name onto this site his name was Gurdial Singh [Das] he worked on concorde in the early days and always cherished the plane throughout its life unfortunatly concorde retired to be grounded and my father passed away in the same month bless both him and his beloved plane.
JOHN SIMS
I WORKED ON CONCORDE AT FAIRFORD FROM 1969, UNTIL ITS CLOSURE IN 1977, I HAD 8 YEARS OF A
WONDERFUL WORKING PERIOD OF MY LIFE, I ALSO HAD
MANY EXPERENCES OF A LIFETIME, OF TRIPS ABROARD,
BAHRAIN, A WEEK IN BERUIT BEFORE THE PROBLEMS
STARTED THERE, ROUTE PROVING BASED IN BAHRAIN, THEN ONTO KLALUMPA FOR 6 WEEKS, FINNISING IN
MELBOURNE,TO FLY BACK TO HEATHROW ON CONCORDE,
PRIOR TO THIS I HAD 6 WEEKS IN JOHANNESBURG BACK
IN 1974 ON HOT & HIGH TRIALS, ALSO I NIGHT IN KUWAIT, AMONG OTHERS WHICH I CAN!T RECALL NOW,
Shelia Marshall
I worked in Bahrain in 1974 and became good friends with the G-BBDG flight test crew. I am trying to re establish contact with these people after all these years and am searching for any information I can get as to their whereabouts. One name I can remeber is Tony Reading!
Can anyone help me. Thanks. sheilamarsh@tiscali.co.uk
stuart milton
I love concorde i look on the internte and have memories when i go to the airport.
Stephen Hines
My father did alot of work on concorde, his name is John Hines, i stumbled across a signed photo from the 'Weybridge Stress Office' just a few days ago and im interested in learning more about what everyone did! As far as i am aware, he worked on the stress factors of carbon fibre during flight and something with the nose lights....but apart from that i am low of on details. Anyone else know about this 'weybridge stress office'? Im interested to know!
Bob Nicholson
I can't remember all the names of the people I worked with in the Flight Test department at Filton
Roy Hatherall was I/C workshop and Ted Hailes No8 DO section leader.
The task was to install some 3000 channels of instrumentation recording onto 1" magnetic tape. This was a great leap forward in comparison to the installations on the Britannia and the Brabazon before that. It was realised that the mass of information available from each test flight would overwhelm the analysts so a 'Quick Look' facility - essentially a computer was designed 'in house' by an electronics Wizard one John Dunn.
This worked a treat except that the original data printer was louder than Concorde at take-off.
The experience gained alowed me to join Deutsche Airbus in Munich and have a positive input into the production of the A300. Best wishes to all who were involved in any way and welcome contact with former colleagues.
bob@nicholson.net
