British Airways Concorde G-BOAG made a farewell visit to Manchester Airport on Wednesday October 22, 2003. Here it is, lights shining in the dull and drizzly weather, taxiing towards the Aviation Viewing Park on its way to the southern end of Runway 1. In the background on the left is the end of what used to be called the International Pier, with Terminal 3 visible in the distance through the air churned up by Concorde's engines.

Find out about the Save Concorde campaign and their petition to return a single Concorde to flight. Go to www.save-concorde.co.uk.

When I was a child at primary school in 1968 I entered a fancy hat competition with a 'Concorde' hat made of a rolled up Stockport County team photo, paper wings and a cardboard tail. It won. Concorde isn't just a plane, it represents the technological dreams and aspirations of a whole generation.

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