How the first flights of Concorde reflected the exuberance and geopolitical realities of the time.

We take a look back at the iconic Concorde airliner, and explore whether there's a viable future for supersonic aviation.

The first Concorde as it was being transferred to the Aeorscopia aviation museum in Blagnac The Concorde 001 takes off for its first flight on March 2, 1969 in southern France The first Concorde ...

The aircraft flew from London to Bahrain on January 21 1976.

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...

Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially It is 50 years since Concorde began scheduled passenger flights, with British Airways operating a London-Bahrain ...

Concorde began its signature route from London Heathrow to JFK airport in New York in November 1977. That journey takes ...

At 28, Mike Bannister was the youngest person to fly Concorde, in 1977.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new set of stamps and co-ordinated nose drop events will mark the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Concorde flights. The ...

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