- Museo del Concorde
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The Museo del Concorde is a museum located in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México which is dedicated to, and houses parts of, the supersonic airliner, Concorde. Concorde was a joint venture between Great Britain's British Airways and France's Air France and was retired in 2003.
The museum houses more than 120 components including a Rolls-Royce Olympus Snecma 593 engine, a Snecma twin intake, control column, seats and a left landing gear.
The components were brought from Birmingham, England in 2003.
The museum also includes over 200 model airplanes collection.It is a unique museum in Mexico, is the only museum dedicated to the Concorde in Latin America.
Entance is free, donations are accepted. The museum does not receive public funds from government, it supported by private contributions.
References
FaceBook Museo del Concorde
External links
- http://www.museodelconcorde.com/. Site in Spanish.
Categories:- Museums in Mexico
- Chihuahua
- Ciudad Juárez
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