The last British Airways (BA) Concorde has begun its journey to its retirement home – the Museum of Flight at East Fortune, Edinburgh.

After being towed on the back of a trailer from Heathrow airport to the river Thames, the 110-ton supersonic plane was then placed on a barge, which will float the aircraft through the capital and then up the east coast all the way to Scotland.

It will be briefly put on show outside the Houses of Parliament on 14 April.

After arriving at the Museum of Flight, the aircraft will undergo a four-month restoration programme, before going on display to the public in August.

The aircraft, registered G-BOAA, is the last of the BA’s seven concordes to be transferred from Heathrow to a final resting place.

Three of the Concordes were sent abroad; to Seattle, New York and Barbados.

Another three were kept in the UK and are on display at Heathrow airport, Manchester airport and Filton, Bristol – where Concorde was built.

Concorde was decommissioned last year, following 27 years of passenger flying.

Maiden passenger flights took place on 21 January 1976.