Concorde auction going, going fast
From Times Wire Reports
An auction of hundreds of parts from the defunct Concorde supersonic jet began in southern France, giving bidders a shot at everything from landing gear and cockpit gauges to silverware and an oven.
The auction is aimed at raising funds for a planned park and museum in southwestern Toulouse, home to plane maker Airbus.
The first item to go among the 835 lots was a Concorde filling valve, which sold for $638.
Three of the jet’s trademark needle noses were auctioned in London and Paris in 2003 and 2004, the first of which went for more than half a million dollars.
