I feel unquestionably privileged to have flown on Concorde. To me, as to many others, she was so much more than a mere aircraft and although I felt lucky to be invited by BA to witness the last flights land at Heathrow on 24th October 2003, it was a bittersweet moment.

in 2013, on the tenth anniversary of Concorde's retirement, I joined BBC Radio Tees presenter John Foster to talk on his programme about just what it was that made 'The Rocket' as it was affectionately known, so special.