Concorde fleet have been grounded, drained of hydraulic fluid and their airworthiness certificates withdrawn. Jock Lowe, ex-chief Concorde pilot and manager of the fleet estimated in 2004 that it would cost £10–15 million to make G-BOAF airworthy again. BA maintain ownership and have stated that they will not fly again due to a lack of support from Airbus. On 1 December 2003, Bonhams held an auction of British Airways Concorde artefacts, including a nose cone, at Kensington Olympia in London. Proceeds of around £750,000 were raised, with the majority going to charity. G-BOAD is currently on display at the Intrepid Sea,
French frigate Concorde (1793) French frigate Concorde (1793) The Concorde was a "Nymphe"-class 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in August 1800. On 27 May 1793, "Concorde" captured the 24-gun ; she became the privateer "Hyene", which the Royal Navy recaptured in 1797. "Concorde" took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, and on 12 October 1798, in aftermath of the Battle of Tory Island. "Concorde" was part of a squadron of three frigates, "Concorde" under Commodore Jean-François Landolphe, "Médée" under Captain Jean-Daniel Coudin, and "Franchise" under Captain Pierre Jurien, with Landolphe as the overall commander, that left Rochefort on 6