<P> An auction of Concorde parts and memorabilia for Air France was held at Christie's in Paris on 15 November 2003; 1,300 people attended, and several lots exceeded their predicted values . French Concorde F - BVFC was retired to Toulouse and kept functional for a short time after the end of service, in case taxi runs were required in support of the French judicial enquiry into the 2000 crash . The aircraft is now fully retired and no longer functional . </P> <P> French Concorde F - BTSD has been retired to the "Musée de l'Air" at Paris--Le Bourget Airport near Paris; unlike the other museum Concordes, a few of the systems are being kept functional . For instance, the famous "droop nose" can still be lowered and raised . This led to rumours that they could be prepared for future flights for special occasions . </P> <P> French Concorde F - BVFB currently rests at the Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim at Sinsheim, Germany, after its last flight from Paris to Baden - Baden, followed by a spectacular transport to Sinsheim via barge and road . The museum also has a Tupolev Tu - 144 on display--this is the only place where both supersonic airliners can be seen together . </P> <P> In 1989, Air France signed a letter of agreement to donate a Concorde to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. upon the aircraft's retirement . On 12 June 2003, Air France honoured that agreement, donating Concorde F - BVFA (serial 205) to the Museum upon the completion of its last flight . This aircraft was the first Air France Concorde to open service to Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., and New York and had flown 17,824 hours . It is on display at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar - Hazy Center at Dulles Airport . </P>

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