| Video of final Concorde departure from Kennedy International Airport - "Speedbird Concorde 2" (British Airways 002). I tried to capture, for one last time, the excitement and adrenaline of seeing Concorde take-off, and its effect on those working at the airport (ATC and Rescue Squad comms overheard on my radio), and those watching by the sidelines (listen to the comments, and car horns honking on a nearby road) as Concorde takes off from JFK for the last time. It was FREEZING outside, but was definitely worth it! This video would not be possible without the help of the news crew on hand, who graciously allowed me to 'borrow' power for my camera after I lost my battery at the last second! Visit: www.jfktower.com TRANSCRIPT (all times are video times) ----------------------------------------- 0:28 - Rescue 8: "Rescue 8, Concorde" 0:38 - BAW Concorde 002: "Go rescue 8" 0:40 - Rescue 8: "Rescue 8, Emergency Service Units at Kennedy airport Wish you a great flight. It was nice having you here" 0:46 - BAW Concorde 002: "Thank you very much indeed, we appreciate all of your help and support over the years" 0:51 - Rescue 8: "It's been our pleasure" 0:57 - JFK Tower ATC: "Speedbird 2 heavy, be advised: I happen to have the good luck of being here and issuing the first landing clearance for the concorde here at JFK back in '77. Just want to say its been wonderful working with your aircraft and I wish good luck to all the crews and we're gonna miss you." 1:17 - BAW Concorde 002 ... |