Filton Collection

Concorde production in the main assembly hall at Filton

Concorde 002 the second prototype
Concorde 002, the second prototype, in the final stages of equipment and fitting out at Filton

Aerospatiale BAC Concorde
Concorde 002 Prototype Roll-Out Ceremony Seen from Roof of the Brabazon Hangars Date: 1968

Poster design, Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd
Poster design for the Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd of Filton, Bristol, advertising Bristol Aircraft and air-cooled engines. Date: circa 1930s

Concorde 002 under tow from the Brabazon Hangar at Filton for final fitting out

Concorde production in the main assembly hall at Filton

Bristol Type 188
Engineers Working on the Bristol Type 188 Supersonic Experimental Test-Bed Aircraft Parked at Filton, UK Preparing for Test on the de Havilland Gyron Junior Jet-Engine Date: 1960s

Pilots view from the Concorde simulator at BAC Filton. July 1977. Date: 1977

The second and fourth series production Concordes in the main assembly hall at Filton

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton alongside an Avro Lancaster. 11 August 1948. Date: 1948

Concorde 002 takes-off from Filton on its maiden flight on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Concorde 01 G-AXDN makes its first take-off from Filton
Concorde 01, G-AXDN, makes its first take-off from Filton

Concorde 002 G-BSST leaves the assembly hall at Filton
Concorde 002, G-BSST, leaves the assembly hall at Filton for the first time on 12 September 1968. Date: 1968

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: late 1960s

CONCORDE 002 FLIES 1969
Brian Trubshaw pilots the British-built Supersonic transport aircraft, Concorde 002 on its maiden flight from Filton to Fairford, seven years before entering service. Date: 9 April 1969

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton

Filton House, Bristol, when part of the British Aircraft Corporation

Pegasus - Filton House, Bristol Aero Engine Department
Pegasus on Filton House, the administrative offices of the Bristol Aeroplane, Co Ltd. c.1936

A Bristol Boxkite under test at Filton. Stanley White stands with his back to the camera wearing a flat cap and long overcoat. The site is now covered by the Filton Works Lab and Odeon

The first two Bristol Britannias under construction at Filton

Concordes Cockpit
A mock-up of Concordes cockpit, Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight to its test centre at Fairford on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

Bac 221 Supersonic Prototype in 1964 in a Hangar at Filt?
Bac 221 Supersonic Prototype in 1964 in a Hangar at Filton with Engineers Date: 1964

The second production Concorde taking shape at Filton

Concorde under construction, Bristol
Concorde under construction at Filton, Bristol. Date: late 1960s

Aerial view of the Bristol Filton site in 1949

The sole Bristol Brabazon G-AGPW
The sole Bristol Brabazon, G-AGPW, outside the hangars at Filton

Concorde 002
The second Concorde prototype (002) takes shape on the final assembly jig at Filton, Bristol, England, from where the Concorde 002 made its first flight on 9 April 1969. Date: 1969

The Bristol Filton site in 1949

The Bristol Filton works in October 1910 after the addition of two new sheds. Date: 1910

Bristol Type 166 Buckmaster T1, RP179, at Filton in 1949

Bristol Type 25 Braemar II, C4297, at Filton with a group of employees

The first Bristol Britannia G-ALBO under construction
The first Bristol Britannia, G-ALBO, under construction at Filton

Bristol Bloodhound guided missile unveiled at Filton
Bristol Bloodhound surface-to-air guided missile was unveiled at Filton on 20 August 1957. Date: 1957

Nord 2501 Noratlas 101, at Filton in June 1968 Date: 1968

Bristol F. 2b fighter D8096
Bristol F.2b fighter D8096 at Filton in June 1968 Date: 1968

Fiat G. 91R/3 31+56
Luftwaffe - Fiat G.91R-3 31+56 (msn D424), of JagdBomberGeschwader 31, at Filton in June 1968, with XV738, the first production Harrier GR.1. Date: 1968

Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA of the Skyfame museum at Staverton Airport N4877 was built at the Avro factory at Newton Heath, Manchester and was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force on Nov 17

Advert, Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd, Filton - Reliability and Efficiency. 1922

Bristol Type 93A Beaver I, G-EBQF, at Filton in March 1927

Lockheed L-049 Constellation
On 8th January 1951 G-Ahen Lockheed L-049 Constellation Overshot the Runway at Filton During a Training Flight, it Was Repaired and Returned to Service Date: 1951

Gloster Javelin FAW-9
RAF 64 Squadron Gloster Javelin Based at Duxford in 1950S But Parked at Bristol Filton in This Image Date: 1960s

Concorde under construction, Bristol
Concorde under construction at Filton, Bristol -- Mrs Lily Whitlake at work cleaning wire ends in the cockpit. Date: late 1960s

The sole Gloster Goring, J8674, fitted with a Bristol Pe?
The sole Gloster Goring, J8674, fitted with a Bristol Pegasus radial while being used as an engine testbed by Bristol at Filton

Mercury - Filton House, Bristol Aero Engine Department
Mercury relief on Filton House, the administrative offices of the Bristol Aeroplane, Co Ltd. c.1936

Filton House, admin offices of the Bristol Aero Engine Dept
Filton House, the administrative offices of the Bristol Aeroplane, Co Ltd. c.1936

Bristol Type 152 Beaufort, L4441, first prototype at Filton in October 1938

Bristol Type 164 Brigand T4, RH798, at Filton

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