Record-breaking supersonic Concorde airplane floats down New York’s Hudson River
14 Mar, 2024
By Jeff Winter
, CNN
Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images
Concorde, the world’s fastest commercial aircraft, has been making a rare journey – floating down New York’s Hudson River.
The British Airways Concorde, one of only 20 of the supersonic aircraft to ever fly, has been en route back to NYC’s Intrepid Museum after being sanded and recoated during several months of restoration.
The delta-wing jet, which has been a hallmark of the aviation and maritime museum since 2003, made its way along the river aboard a barge, with an overnight stop in Jersey City, New Jersey.
It was due to be unloaded by crane early on Thursday at the river’s Pier 86, with the event streamed live on the museum’s social media.