Concorde 2003, Air France honoured that agreement, donating Concorde F-BVFA (serial 205) to the Museum upon the completion of its last flight. This aircraft was the first Air France Concorde to open service to Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., and New York and had flown 17,824 hours. It is on display at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport. British Airways conducted a North American farewell tour in October 2003. G-BOAG visited Toronto Pearson International Airport on 1 October, after which it flew to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. G-BOAD visited Boston's Logan International Airport on 8
HMS Concorde (1783) 9 September she captured four privateers, the 8-gun "Buonaparte", 10-gun "Amazone", 4-gun "Sauveur" and 2-gun "Fortune". "Concorde"s success against privateers continued with the capture of the 18-gun "Prudente" on 14 February 1799 and the 6-gun "San Josef" off Oporto in December 1800 and the 1-gun "San Miguel el Volante" on 1 December 1800. "Concorde" had a narrow escape from a French squadron under Rear-Admiral Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume, which had sailed from Brest on 23 January 1801. The French sighted "Concorde" off Cape Finisterre on 27 January, and the 40-gun "Bravoure" was sent to chase her down. "Concorde" cast off