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British Airways Concorde jet DUMPED and 'ROTTING' at Heathrow airport | Daily Star

The legendary Queen of the Skies has gone from breaking records and sound barriers to being gutted, used as a skip and thrown into years of neglect.

Shocking pictures obtained by Daily Star Online show how the iconic British Airways plane has been dumped on the edge of Heathrow Airport open to all the elements.

One jaw-dropping image shows a mountain of magazines stuffed into the jet to act as a weight and stop the empty shell from toppling over.

Although we believe they have since been removed, the Concorde – once crammed with 100 excited passengers – is now a bare, metal skeleton. ABANDONED: The iconic Concorde jet has suffered a heartbreaking decline since its heyday Heritage Concorde
The rest of the Concorde's interior has been stripped

The seats have been pulled out, the overhead luggage holds torn off, the floor ripped up and the interior cladding completely removed.

It’s also allegedly infested with rats, and full of holes that have been drilled in to drain away rainwater.

Its shocking state is a heartbreaking contrast to the days Concorde ruled the skies, rocketing across the Atlantic at a deafening 1,354mph.

But since its collapse after the Air France Concorde disaster in 2000, it’s gone from bad to worse for this particular plane. BALLAST: Magazines were chucked into the jet to weigh it down and stop it flipping The cover of Newsweek at the time of the crash ABANDONED: Concorde G-BOAB now sits lifeless at the edge of Heathrow Airport

While other models were shipped to museums for a new lease of life, Concorde registration G-BOAB has been left to suffer a painful death at Heathrow.

It was hoped the plane would hang from the ceiling of the airport’s new Terminal 5, but the incredible-sounding plan – like its future – was scuppered.

The jet was instead put on display as a reminder Britain is the home of supersonic travel – but this glimmer of hope was also short lived.

Having since been moved from pillar to post, it appears to have finally found its final resting place – an engineering base on the edge of Heathrow. SAD SIGHT: The Concorde now sits abandoned on the edge of Heathrow's airfield Spike Aerospace
Prototype of the S-512 supersonic jet

It’s not completely out of sight, and many passengers catch a glimpse when their plane heads towards the runway – but it’s no longer happy viewing.

“Concorde Alpha Bravo looks very good from a distance, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth,” website Heritage Concorde states.

“The interior is almost a bare shell… most of the cockpit dials have also been removed, and a lot of conjecture exists as to what exactly is inside G-BOAB (if anything).

“Her seats, carpets and overhead lockers have also all gone; she is just showing bare metal inside and filled with rubbish.” Graham Cahill, the head and projects director at Heritage Concorde, told Daily Star Online that – after 15 years of rotting away – there may be some hope, after all, but only a glimmer.

“I don’t see Concorde ever returning to the skies and the engineers who worked on her through her service history pretty much agree,” he told us.

“(But) to my knowledge there are two serious interested parties for G-BOAB (who want to use it in a museum, or display it to the public at Heathrow).

“(Unfortunately) there are problems with all the proposals. GOING NOWHERE: The jet is now tied to the ground with a very bleak future

“I think she should be moved to a permanent home where everyone can enjoy her.

“This aircraft is an icon of the 20th century and it should be preserved in a museum for all to see – it’s terrible that one is unable to be enjoyed by the public.”

Supersonic travel, however, does have a future – with major firms just months away from testing jets in the race to create the new Concorde.

Boom Supersonic recently announced a major deal with Japan Airlines and – with a bursting order book – it looks the most likely to win the race with a 2023 date set.