British Airways’ Concorde will return to the Intrepid Museum this spring following a months-long restoration project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The legendary supersonic plane, which set the record for the fastest commercial flight between New York and London at just under three hours, was removed from the museum in August last year.
The estimated $1.6 million renovation involved transporting the Concorde to the GMD Shipyard on a barge, where a massive tent was erected to cover the massive vehicle, museum officials told The Post.
Over several months, the Concorde was stripped of its original primer coat with a high-pressure wash before a team of GMD personnel spray painted the supersonic airliner in the original colors and decals.
Last year’s paint job was the first major repair to the Concorde, which has been parked at the West Side institution since the plane was retired in 2003.
British Airways and Air France, which flew the planes, blamed falling demand and rising maintenance costs as the main reasons behind their withdrawal.
The Concorde was transported from the Intrepid Museum to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for restoration on August 9, 2023. Guerin Charles/ABACA/Shutterstock A huge tent was set up to cover the Concorde at the GMD Shipyard in Brooklyn, New York. The Intrepid Museum’s British Airways Concorde supersonic aircraft is being repainted at the GMD shipyard in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. British Airways logo template from the Intrepid Museum on Concorde during the plane’s restoration. The Intrepid Museum’s GMD staff spray painted the supersonic airliner in the original colors and decals. Intrepid Museum The supersonic plane is hidden in the GMD shipyard. Intrepid Museum The Concorde supersonic aircraft sits at the GMD Shipyard in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after its restoration project. Michael McWeeney/NY Post The new British Airways logo on the side of the plane. Michael McWeeney/NY Post The rear section of the recently restored Concorde. Michael McWeeney/NY Post The iconic plane will return to Pier 86 late next month. Michael McWeeney/NY Post All of the original warnings were replaced after the plane was repainted. Michael McWeeney/NY Post The paint job was the first major repair to the Concorde since it arrived in 2003. Michael McWeeney/NY Post The Concorde was taken out of service in 2003 and has been on display at the Intrepid Museum. Michael McWeeney/NY Post A view of the newly restored tail section of the Concorde as it stands at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Michael McWeeney/NY Post The Intrepid Museum’s Concorde (G-BOAF) made its final flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK on November 10, 2003. REUTERS The last Concorde to fly was Concorde 216, registration G-BOAF. The flight from Heathrow to his birthplace in Filton, UK, took place on 26 November 2003. Lewis Whyld/Shutterstock
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