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Before taking the final transatlantic flight, Captain Mike Bannister said: "Concorde was born from dreams, built with vision, and operated with pride."

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Joan Collins and husband Percy Gibson were among the VIPs on board the historic flight.

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Before leaving New York, the plane was showered in red, white and blue jets of water.

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Flight BA002 left New York's JFK airport at 1235 BST with 100 celebrities on board, on a sunny autumnal day.

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The Anglo-French project was conceived in 1962 and 41 years later, it took its final journey into Heathrow.

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The Gallic contribution was not forgotten by some, although Air France finished its Concorde in May.

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Hundreds of onlookers arrived early in the day and some set up informal vantage points around the Heathrow perimeter fence.

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Competition winners enjoyed the other two last Concorde flights, one from Edinbugh and another which took in the Atlantic.

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The famous plane was retired because it was deemed unprofitable by British Airways and Air France.