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| Concorde's spare parts auctioned | |
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| An auction of spare Concorde parts is due to be held later in Toulouse, south west France. | An auction of spare Concorde parts is due to be held later in Toulouse, south west France. |
| The auction is to raise funds for an aeronautical park to be built in the French city. | The auction is to raise funds for an aeronautical park to be built in the French city. |
| Items on sale to the general public include spare parts used for maintenance and a toilet seat. | Items on sale to the general public include spare parts used for maintenance and a toilet seat. |
| Concorde was an Anglo-French project, with work on the supersonic aircraft taking place at Filton near Bristol, and Toulouse in the 1960s. | Concorde was an Anglo-French project, with work on the supersonic aircraft taking place at Filton near Bristol, and Toulouse in the 1960s. |
| Oliver Deardon, of the Bristol Aero Collection, said: "Some of our members have seen the catalogue. | Oliver Deardon, of the Bristol Aero Collection, said: "Some of our members have seen the catalogue. |
| Plate-and-silverware sets | Plate-and-silverware sets |
| "They are quite obscure things [on sale], about 2,000 I think. We will take an interest but are happy with the aeroplane we've got." | "They are quite obscure things [on sale], about 2,000 I think. We will take an interest but are happy with the aeroplane we've got." |
| The group runs tours of Concorde 216, which is based in South Gloucestershire, and is campaigning for a £12m visitor centre to be built. | The group runs tours of Concorde 216, which is based in South Gloucestershire, and is campaigning for a £12m visitor centre to be built. |
| Among the items on sale to the public are a 1.2 ton landing gear, a Mach-monitoring speedometer and a windshield. | Among the items on sale to the public are a 1.2 ton landing gear, a Mach-monitoring speedometer and a windshield. |
| Conspicuously absent will be the Concorde's trademark needle nose. | Conspicuously absent will be the Concorde's trademark needle nose. |
| Three of them were auctioned in London and Paris in 2003 and 2004 - the first of which went for more than half a million dollars. | |
| Cockpit gauges, including air speed indicators and horizontal situation indicators, will be sold along with lower-tech paraphernalia like a cabin oven or plate-and-silverware sets. | Cockpit gauges, including air speed indicators and horizontal situation indicators, will be sold along with lower-tech paraphernalia like a cabin oven or plate-and-silverware sets. |
| Concorde was decommissioned by British Airways in 2003 after it was deemed to be uneconomical. | Concorde was decommissioned by British Airways in 2003 after it was deemed to be uneconomical. |
| It had been in service for three decades. | It had been in service for three decades. |