2003 Event The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London 2000 Event A Concorde jet crashes outside of Paris after takeoff killing 113 passengers 1977 Event Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins 1977 Event 1st flight of Concorde, London to New York 1977 Event Supersonic Concorde jet's 1st landing in New York City 1976 Event 1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Washington D.C.) 1976 Event Supersonic Concorde, 1st commercial flights, by Britain and France 1973 Event Concorde flies from Washington D.C. to Paris in 3h 33m 1973 Event Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse 1971 Event Soviet Union's Concorde, TU-144, makes its 1st appearance 1970 Event 1st Concorde lands at Heathrow airport 1970 Event Supersonic airliner Concorde lands for 1st time at Heathrow airport 1970 Event Concorde makes its 1st supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH) 1969 Event Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier 1969 Event 1st flight of Concorde 002 (Filton-Bristol) 1969 Event 1st test flight of the supersonic Concorde 1969 Event Concorde jetliner's 1st test flight from Bristol England 1967 Event SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France) 1962 Event Great Britain and France decide to jointly build Concorde 1698 Birthday Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect, Palace de la Concorde
