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Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton, to the north of Bristol, England. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly.
The museum is situated on Filton Airfield and the main exhibition is housed in a First World War Grade II listed hangar, A second hangar from the same era, also Grade II listed, is used as the workshop and storage area for items undergoing restoration, with Concorde exhibited in a new, purpose-built hangar. The exhibits cover over 100 years of aviation history through two world wars, exploring the role of aircraft in these conflicts, through the drama and technological advances of the space race and on to the modern day.
The Concorde Trust was formed in 2007 and produced applications for support for a new museum that would house one Concorde aircraft.
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot (G-BOAF) flew into Filton in November. She remained out in the open for 14 years until the construction of a dedicated exhibition building was completed.
In December 2012 the Bristol Post reported that BAE Systems, who were selling Filton Airfield for development, would be contributing the site – including the listed hangars – and £2.4 million in funding, for a new museum for which other corporate sponsors and a Heritage Lottery Fund grant would be sought.
In 2014, the trust was awarded a grant of £4.7 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Plans were begun for construction of a visitor centre, later named Aerospace Bristol and due to open in Summer 2017.
On 26 May, Aerospace Bristol held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the new Concorde hangar. On 15 September, Princess Anne became the patron of Aerospace Bristol for the next two years. On 13 October, she visited the site to attend a 'topping out' ceremony celebrating a major milestone in the construction.
On 7 February, Concorde Alpha Foxtrot was moved into the purpose-built hangar at Aerospace Bristol. On 8 March, a Sea Harrier was delivered to the museum site, airlifted by an RAF Chinook, for display in the exhibition. On 16 August, the Red Arrows performed a flypast in Concorde formation whilst members of the public formed the shape of Concorde on the ground. On 17 October, Aerospace Bristol opened its doors to the public.
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Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol is an aerospace museum at Filton, to the north of Bristol, England. The project is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust and houses a varied collection of exhibits, including Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the final Concorde to be built and the last to fly.
The museum is situated on Filton Airfield and the main exhibition is housed in a First World War Grade II listed hangar, A second hangar from the same era, also Grade II listed, is used as the workshop and storage area for items undergoing restoration, with Concorde exhibited in a new, purpose-built hangar. The exhibits cover over 100 years of aviation history through two world wars, exploring the role of aircraft in these conflicts, through the drama and technological advances of the space race and on to the modern day.
The Concorde Trust was formed in 2007 and produced applications for support for a new museum that would house one Concorde aircraft.
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot (G-BOAF) flew into Filton in November. She remained out in the open for 14 years until the construction of a dedicated exhibition building was completed.
In December 2012 the Bristol Post reported that BAE Systems, who were selling Filton Airfield for development, would be contributing the site – including the listed hangars – and £2.4 million in funding, for a new museum for which other corporate sponsors and a Heritage Lottery Fund grant would be sought.
In 2014, the trust was awarded a grant of £4.7 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Plans were begun for construction of a visitor centre, later named Aerospace Bristol and due to open in Summer 2017.
On 26 May, Aerospace Bristol held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the new Concorde hangar. On 15 September, Princess Anne became the patron of Aerospace Bristol for the next two years. On 13 October, she visited the site to attend a 'topping out' ceremony celebrating a major milestone in the construction.
On 7 February, Concorde Alpha Foxtrot was moved into the purpose-built hangar at Aerospace Bristol. On 8 March, a Sea Harrier was delivered to the museum site, airlifted by an RAF Chinook, for display in the exhibition. On 16 August, the Red Arrows performed a flypast in Concorde formation whilst members of the public formed the shape of Concorde on the ground. On 17 October, Aerospace Bristol opened its doors to the public.