It happened 50 years ago: the Concorde's first flight

It was in fact yesterday, 50 years ago, on 2 March 1969 that the Concorde flew for the first time. It is a magnificant supersonic airplane, fruit of a Franco-British coorporation.



I had the chance to see the plane a few times. Once on the tarmac at Heathrow while sitting in another airplane. I also saw it flying overhead during take off when I was in Weybridge, South of London. And a third time I saw the plane approaching the runway at Charles De Gaulle. When driving on the motorway from the north to Paris, you drive under the runway and landing aircraft can be observed very well.

The film of 2 March 1969


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehDnfbig-j4