Concorde Windsor Castle, an honour reserved for state events and visiting dignitaries, as Concorde's last west-bound commercial flight departed London. British Airways retired its Concorde fleet on 24 October 2003. G-BOAG left New York to a fanfare similar to that given for Air France's F-BTSD, while two more made round trips, G-BOAF over the Bay of Biscay, carrying VIP guests including former Concorde pilots, and G-BOAE to Edinburgh. The three aircraft then circled over London, having received special permission to fly at low altitude, before landing in sequence at Heathrow. The captain of the New York to London flight was Mike
HMS Concorde (1783) in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. "Résolue" resisted and a brief action took place before the French surrendered. As Britain and France were not at war, "Résolue" was then restored to the French. HMS Concorde (1783) Concorde (originally "Le Concorde") was a 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. Built in Rochefort in 1777, she entered service with the French early in the American War of Independence, and was soon in action, capturing in the West Indies. She survived almost until the end of the war, but was captured by in 1783. Not immediately brought into service