20 Concorde planes were built, see more info about each one below!
The Concorde entered service on 21 January 1976 with a British Airways flight from London-Bahrain and Air France flight from Paris-Rio-de Janeiro, via Dakar. In 1976 when the Concorde came into service. The US Congress banned the Concorde from landing in the US, citing citizen protest over the Concorde's supersonic boom which halted BA's and Air France from starting flights to the US. However, in 1977 the US removed the ban and on 22 November 1977 flights from Paris & London back flying to John F. Kennedy airport in New York. Over time due to noisy complaints, services to other destination ended and Concorde's only destination become New York. A British Airways Concorde flight From London to New York in 2 hours, 52 minutes, 59 seconds. The Concorde averaged a speed on 1,250 miles per hour, or near mach 2!
G-BOAC taking off. Author Eduard Marmet
Prototypes
- Aircraft number 001 - Registration F-WTSS - Flight period - 2 March 1969 - 19 October 1973 - Flew for 812 hours
- Aircraft number 002 - Registration G-BSST - Flight period - 9 April 1969 - 4 March 1976 - Flew for 836 hours
002 at Fleet Air Arm Museum. Photo Public domain
Pre-production aircraft
- Aircraft number 101 - Registration G-AXDN - Flight period 17 December 1971 - 20 August 1977 - Flew for 632 hours
- Aircraft number 102 - Registration F-WTSA - Flight period 10 January 1973 - 20 May 1976 - Flew for 656 hours
101 at Imperial War Museum Duxford, England. Photo MoorwaySouth
British build Production Aircraft
- Aircraft number 202 - Registration G-BBDG - Flight period 13 December 1974 - 24 December 1981 - Flew for 1282 hours
- Aircraft number 204 - Registration G-BOAC - Flight period 27 February 1975 - 31 October 2003 - Flew for 22260 hours
- Aircraft number 206 - Registration G-BOAA - Flight period 5 November 1975 - 12 August 2000 - Flew for 22768 hours
- Aircraft number 208 - Registration G-BOAB - Flight period 18 May 1976 - 15 August 2000 - Flew for 22296 hours
- Aircraft number 210 - Registration G-BOAD - Flight period 25 August 1976 - 10 November 2003 - Flew for 23397 hours
- Aircraft number 212 - Registration G-BOAE - Flight period 17 March 1977 - 17 November 2003 - Flew for 23376 hours
- Aircraft number 214 - Registration G-BOAG - Flight period 21 April 1978 - 5 November 2003 - Flew for 16239 hours
- Aircraft number 216 - Registration G-BOAF - Flight period 20 April 1979 - 26 November 2003 - Flew for 18257 hours
G-BOAF at the Aerospace Bristol, England.
French Build Aircraft
- Aircraft number 201 - Registration F-WTSB - Flight period 6 December 1973 - 19 April 1985 - Flew for 909 hours
- Aircraft number 203 - Registration F-BTSC - Flight period 31 January 1975 - 25 July 2000 - Flew for 11989 hours
- Aircraft number 205 - Registration F-BVFA - Flight period 27 October 1975 - 12 June 2003 - Flew for 17824 hours
- Aircraft number 207 - Registration F-BVFB - Flight period 6 March 1976 - 24 June 2003 - Flew for 14771 hours
- Aircraft number 209 - Registration F-BVFC - Flight period 9 July 1976 - 27 June 2003 - Flew for 14332 hours
- Aircraft number 211 - Registration F-BVFD - Flight period 10 February 1977 - 27 May 1982 - Flew for 5814 hours
- Aircraft number 213 - Registration F-BTSD - Flight period 26 June 1978 - 14 June 2003 - Flew for 12974 hours
- Aircraft number 215 - Registration F-BVFF - Flight period 26 December 1978 - 11 June 2000 - Flew for 12421 hours
Concorde service information sourced from Heritage Concorde