NYC museum's Concorde supersonic jet takes barge ride to Brooklyn for restoration

The Concorde supersonic jet that has been parked along Manhattan’s west side since retiring from commercial air travel has taken a slow boat to Brooklyn for a facelift. When Concorde service ended in 2003, 75 air museums around the world put in bids for the 13 planes then in use. New York’s Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum got the British Airways Concorde that still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger aircraft. A crane lifted the Concorde onto a barge Wednesday morning for a very subsonic passage to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where it will be stripped down, sanded and repainted.