NEW YORK (AP/1010 WINS) — The retired Concorde jet that belongs to the Intrepid Museum was returning to its home on a Manhattan pier Thursday after a seven-month restoration, Intrepid officials said.
The supersonic jet was traveling by barge up the Hudson River and was set to be lifted by a crane onto Pier 86, according to officials at the decommissioned aircraft carrier.
The Concorde is seen near the Statue of Liberty on March 14, 2024.
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The Concorde is the only supersonic commercial jet that ever flew.
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The needle-nosed aircraft left Pier 86 on Aug. 9, 2023, for a restoration project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that included sanding and repainting.
It was barged from Brooklyn to a Jersey City dock for storage overnight Wednesday prior to being reinstalled on the pier on Thursday.
Public tours of the jet will resume on April 4, museum officials said.
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The needle-nosed aircraft left Pier 86 on Aug. 9, 2023.
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The Concorde is the only supersonic commercial jet that ever flew. The Intrepid's British Airways Concorde still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger aircraft — 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds from Heathrow to JFK.
Public tours of the jet will resume on April 4, museum officials said.
A retired British-Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is moved on a barge up the Hudson River on March 13, 2024.
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A retired British-Airways Concorde supersonic airliner is moved on a barge up the Hudson River on March 13, 2024.
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The Intrepid Museum's iconic British Airways Concorde G-BOAD (Alpha Delta) supersonic jet passes by Lower Manhattan, in New York on March 13, 2024.
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The Intrepid Museum's iconic British Airways Concorde G-BOAD (Alpha Delta) supersonic jet goes under the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York on March 13, 2024 as it makes its way to Weeks Marine in Jersey City for storage overnight.
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