YOUR RESPONSES

Ann Crutchley - Feb '07
My grandfather, Samuel Johnston was a Riveter on the Titanic. Every time he came to visit us in Ballynahinch he relived the building of this great ship. I now live in New Zealand and on a recent holiday in the South Island of New Zealand we took a trip on the "Earnslaw" a Steamship which carries passengers on Lake Wakatipu. I found out that it was built the same year as the Titanic.

Dee Terrot - Sep '06
Please could you let me know how to get hold of footage from the news when concorde first landed at Belfast? I'm guessing it was in the 80s. As my auntie was one of the stewardesses and was interviewed on the news, being a Belfast girl. She has a video of the interview but it is really worn out now so I would love to be able to get another copy or DVD of it.

Please can you help or can you direct me to someone who can?

Many thansk in advance,
Dee

Jack Frost - Sept '05
I think that concord should not have been grounded because normal aircrafts have crashed and blown up alot more times than the concord, also the concord is the best, and most relaxing way to travel in the fastest time. I do hope the concord will be able to fly again and I will fly on concord again.

W J Martin - November '04
"And that rumour of a delayed take-off because of technical problems? We'll never know"

Many of the Safety Cards from the seatback pockets 'dissapeared' when the inbound flight disembarked. Because aviation law requires one card for every passanger it looked like the aircraft was stranded but a Belfast printshop managed to produce replacements at the last minute!

"Aldergrove continued to develop as Northern Ireland's principal airport. Its passenger facilities and runways were improved, leading to its being renamed Belfast International in 1983. That year also saw the first ever visit of one of the world's most famous aeroplanes, Concorde. One of the lucky winners of a Belfast Telegraph competition for seats on the flight was aviation enthusiast Paul Martin who made sure of his place by making dozens of entries!"

In October 2003 the same Concorde, G-BOAE, flew to Belfast for the last time, and I was on board having won my ticket in a competition by entering 150 times - and although no relation to Paul, my name is William Martin!

I have lots of pictures taken from inside looking out - but obviously none of her flying in. Would anyone have any that they took on that historic day?