British Airways Concorde makes big return to Intrepid Sea and Space Museum in NYC
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The iconic British Airways Concorde supersonic jet made its triumphant return to the Intrepid Museum on Thursday morning.
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, New Jersey, dock for storage overnight Wednesday prior to being reinstalled on the pier on Thursday.
On Thursday it made an hours-long journey back to the Intrepid Sea and Space Museum where it was lifted by crane.
The airplane got a fresh coat of paint and other repairs from exposure to the year-round elements during the months-long restoration project in Brooklyn.
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.
It first arrived at the Intrepid in 2003. Public tours of the jet will resume on April 4, museum officials said.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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