Concorde parts to be auctioned in France

TOULOUSE, France, June 6 (Reuters) Around 1,000 components from the Concorde airliner will be auctioned in September, European aircraft maker Airbus said on Wednesday.

''This sale will take place over three days with proceeds going to Aerotheque, a Toulouse aviation heritage association,'' said Airbus spokeswoman Caroline Brown.

The auction, mainly of replacement parts stocked in warehouses of Airbus parent EADS, will take place in the old grains auction hall of the southwestern city for Toulouse.

Air France and British Airways operated Concordes between 1969 and 2003. Two previous auctions of Concorde parts attracted wide interest with one of the distinctive nose components selling for 470,000 euros (6,100).

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