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Concorde


2003 The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London

2000 A Concorde jet crashes outside of Paris after takeoff killing 113 passengers

1977 Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins

1977 1st flight of Concorde, London to New York

1977 Supersonic Concorde jet's 1st landing in New York City

1976 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.)

1976 Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain and France

1973 Concorde flies from Washington D.C. to Paris in 3h 33m

1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse

1971 Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its 1st appearance

1970 1st Concorde lands at Heathrow airport

1970 Supersonic airliner Concorde lands for 1st time at Heathrow airport

1970 Concorde makes its 1st supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)

1969 Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier

1969 1st flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol)

1969 1st test flight of the supersonic Concorde

1969 Concorde jetliner's 1st test flight from Bristol England

1967 SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France)

1962 Great Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde

1698 Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect, Palace de la Concorde


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