1983 British Airways Concorde First Flight Orlando to Bermuda

Concorde first flight from Orlando to Bermuda

Date: 14th October 1983

Type: Signed Official British Airways Cover
CDS: OCT 14 1983 ORLANDO, FL 328
Backstamp: 14.OCT83A HAMILTON BERMUDA / CERTIFIED FLOWN R. M. WHITCHURCH-BENNETT BRITISH AIRWAYS and signed
Printed Cachet: British airways Concorde BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE FIRST FLIGHT ORLANDO – BERMUDA OFFICIAL BRITISH AIRWAYS COVER / Flown on Concorde G-BOAE from Orlando to Bermuda on 14 October 1983 Block time: 1hr 43mins Airborne time: 1hr 22mins Pilot: Captain H McMullen
Stamped Cachet: ORLANDO – BERMUDA 14.10.83 British airways CONCORDE FIRST FLIGHT featuring Donald Duck
Stamp: 35c USAirmail Glen Curtiss Aviation Pioneer
Signed: Captain H McMullen, SFO B R Oliver, SEO J Stanbridge

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Type: Official British Airways Cover
Date: 14th October 1983
CDS: OCT 14 1983 ORLANDO, FL 328
Backstamp: 14.OCT83A HAMILTON BERMUDA
Printed Cachet: British airways Concorde BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE FIRST FLIGHT ORLANDO – BERMUDA OFFICIAL BRITISH AIRWAYS COVER / Flown on Concorde G-BOAE from Orlando to Bermuda on 14 October 1983 Block time: 1hr 43mins Airborne time: 1hr 22mins Pilot: Captain H McMullen
Stamped Cachet: ORLANDO – BERMUDA 14.10.83 British airways CONCORDE FIRST FLIGHT featuring Donald Duck
Stamp: 35c USA Charles R Drew MD

BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE FIRST FLIGHT ORLANDO – BERMUDA – 14 OCTOBER 1983

British Airways Concorde operated a double first flight on 14 October 1983. It was the first flight of Concorde from Orlando to Bermuda and also the first time that the supersonic aircraft had visited Bermuda. A large crowd lined the airport to witness the spectacular landing.

Certificate of Authenticity

This is to certify that this official British Airways cover was flown on Concorde from Orlando to Bermuda on 14 October 1983.

J. WALTERS
British Airways

FLIGHT DETAILS

Date: 14 October 19B3
Flight number: BA 9097C
Aircraft registration: G-BOAE
Pilot: Captain H McMullen
Co-Pilot: SFO B R Oliver
Flight Engineer: SEO J Stanbridge

Flight times:
Off blocks MCO: 2115 GMT
Airborne MCO: 2125 GMT
Landed BOA: 2247 GMT
On blocks BOA: 2258 GMT
Supersonic flight time: 47 minutes
Maximum speed: Mach 2.00
Maximum altitude: 60,000 feet
Distance flown: 805 st. miles