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Concorde Noses Down the Thames for Its Last Journey

One of the RNLI Thames lifeboats turned out to see Concorde making her final journey during April. It was an unusual event because instead of flying at an altitude of 11 miles, Concorde was 'sailing' along the Thames aboard a barge. The sedate pace was rather a change too from the usual 1,350 mph. After sailing along the river, she continued her journey up to Scotland before finally coming to rest at the Museum of Flight in East Lothian being sighted by more RNLI crews on the way..

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