G-BOAG Concorde 214 in the British Airways 'Landor' livery takes off for a display at Fairford International Air Tattoo 1985

Wheels Up! Concorde G-BOAG captured on take off at the International Air Tattoo. A rare view of the undercarriage assembly.

The 1983 IAT was the last to be held at Greenham Common due to the build up of cruise missile facilities and the reduced area for a large airshow. In 1985, RAF Fairford was chosen as the venue to host the Air Tattoo with the static display stretching for nearly 2 miles - the longest single line-up ever presented in the UK.

Concorde 214 history:
- First Registered as G-BFKW on 27th January 1978 to British Aerospace.
- After manufacture and with no buyer, the aircraft was loaned via a sale or return agreement to British Airways, to cover a 6 month period, while G-BOAC was being repaired at Filton.
- Flew for a short while as G-BFKW with British Airways. [see link to my photo below]
- Re-registered as G-BOAG by British Airways on 9th February 1981.
- Flypast in the new 'Landor' livery with the Red Arrows at the Royal International Air Tattoo in 1985. [where this photo was taken]
- Final flight from New York on 24th October 2003 - before joining G-BOAE and G-BOAF on a low circuit of London and then touching down at Heathrow together to mark the last day of Concorde commercial flights.
- Final flight from JFK across northern Canada to Seattle - 5th Nov 2003
- Retired from service and now preserved at the Museum of Flight, Seattle

Much more information on the Concorde fleet to be found here at Heritage Concorde: www.heritageconcorde.com/airframe-detail

The International Air Tattoo events held at RAF Greenham Common & RAF Fairford
The first Air Tattoo was staged at North Weald Airfield in Essex in 1971, with just over 100 aircraft taking part. The event was founded by Paul Bowen and Timothy Prince, who were CAA air traffic controllers, and Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling.

From 1973 to 1983 it was held intermittently at RAF Greenham Common, moving to RAF Fairford in 1985. The show took place at Fairford every two years until it became an annual show from 1993.

initially the show was held under the title of the Royal Air Forces Association, South Eastern Area, Air Tattoo. The show became the International Air Tattoo in 1976, and in 1996 the current Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) title was adopted.

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and 300mm lens. From an original slide, scanned and unrestored.

You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/

Taken in: UK / England / Cotswold District / Kempsford (show map)

Taken on: July 13, 1985

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