A look back at Filton airfield over the years.

     
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
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  • Filton airfield in the 1950s with the aircraft assembly works bottom left and the RAF base left of centre
  • Filton airfield in the 1920s. The Gloucester Road (A38) lies behind the three sheds in the distance.
  • Blenheim Production Line Filton
  • The Brabazon Hanger goes up in 1946. The extended runway meant the destruction of the nearby village of Charlton
  • The Brabazon
  • Blenheim Production Line Filton
  • Brabazon aeroplane, naming ceremony
  • Brabazon aeroplane, naming ceremony
  • Brabazon aeroplane, naming ceremony
  • Concorde, 002, Prototype 1st flight from Filton, 9/4/1969
  • Aircraft, Concorde, Assembly Hall, Filton
  • Aircraft, Concorde, Assembly Hall, Filton
  • Aircraft, Concorde, Assembly Hall, Filton
  • Concorde, 002, Prototype 1st flight from Filton, 9/4/1969
  • Wind Tunnel at Airbus in Filton. John Ferguson and Trevor Biss work on a model of Concorde with a wooden fuselage and aluminium wings
  • Aircraft, Concorde, Assembly Hall, Filton
  • Concorde, 002 rolled out of its hanger for the first time at Filton Bristol, forty years ago, 9 April 1969
  • Concorde, 002 rolled out of its hanger for the first time at Filton Bristol, forty years ago, 9 April 1969.
  • Concorde at Airbus UK's Filton airfield, Bristol, for the very last time, Wednesday 26 November 2003
  • Concorde at Airbus UK's Filton airfield, Bristol, for the very last time, Wednesday 26 November 2003
  • Concorde at Airbus UK's Filton airfield, Bristol, for the very last time, Wednesday 26 November 2003
  • Concorde touches down at Airbus UK's Filton airfield, Bristol, for the very last time, Wednesday 26 November 2003
  • Concorde simulator, Airbus, Filton
  • The Visitors Centre at Filton opened to visitors on 21st August 2004
  • Concorde from the air
  • CONCORDE 002 fuselage leaves Filton on it's way to the Brooklands Museum in Surrey
  • An Airbus A340 at Filton airfield
  • First set of A400M wings, produced by Airbus UK at Filton, being loaded onto the Beluga
  • Beluga at Filton
  • Beluga at Filton
  • Planes at Filton
  • Airbus A400M military aircraft makes its maiden flight into Filton airfield
  • Airbus A400M
  • The last ever Airbus A380 lands at Filton
  • The last ever Airbus A380 lands at Filton
  • The last ever Airbus A380 lands at Filton
  • The last ever Airbus A380 lands at Filton
  • Filton

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  • Profile image for burgesszx99

    by burgesszx99

    Sunday, January 27 2013, 8:46AM

    “The British Government is responsible for the decimation of the once world leading British Aviation industry.
    Thank you UK Government for ruining engineering in the UK.
    You truly are a complete bunch of short sighted morons!”

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