Construction begins on new home of Concorde

West Country
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Thursday 26 May 2016 at 5:07am

Passing overs thousands of spectators, Concorde touches down at Airbus UK's Filton airfield, Bristol, for the very last time in 2003. Credit: PA

Aerospace Bristol are holding a Ground Breaking Ceremony to mark the start of the construction of the new home of Concorde 216, the final Concorde to be built and the last Concorde to fly.>The ceremony will begin in listed hangar 16S that, in June 2017, will become the new Aerospace Bristol visitor attraction.

The ceremony marks the start of work on the new hangar, will eventually house Concorde 216 when it's finally built.