Historic Filton Airfield Closes - Birthplace of Concorde

One of the UK's most historic airfields closes for business this week. Bristol's Filton airport ceases to be an operational airfield from Dec. 21, 2012.  For those unfamiliar, this is where the Bristol Airplane Company had its headquarters, producing such evocative aircraft as the Brabazon and the Britannia, and earlier military aircraft like the Blenheim and Beaufighter. However, Filton's place...