Overview
- Royal Mail released a 12‑stamp Concorde collection, featuring eight main photographic stamps and a four‑stamp miniature sheet with designs by David Gentleman and Michael and Sylvia Goaman, including a previously shortlisted but never‑issued design.
- At 11:40 a.m., Concorde exhibits at Aerospace Bristol, Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park and IWM Duxford lowered their droop noses in unison to match the exact departure time of Concorde’s first commercial flights in 1976.
- Aerospace Bristol welcomed what it called its biggest gathering of former crew, including 17 captains, nine first officers and seven flight engineers, and staged public talks and a memorabilia auction.
- The Royal Mint marked the anniversary with a new 50p coin, launched last week at Aerospace Bristol and now on sale via the mint’s website.
- The commemorations recall the twin inaugural services—British Airways from London Heathrow to Bahrain and Air France from Paris to Rio via Dakar—and coincide with Air France’s new documentary, presented by CEO Benjamin Smith.