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Concorde: An icon in the news
On 2 March 1969, Concorde took off from Toulouse for what was described as a ‘faultless’ maiden test flight.
The flight lasted just 27 minutes, but it flew Concorde into history as surely the most iconic airliner of all time – as beloved by the fortunate travellers on board as by the masses who regularly gathered below, casting eyes upwards hoping for a glimpse of that famous profile. These stunning photographs from the Mirrorpix archives look back over the career of a marvellous aircraft:
Mirrorpix Concorde gallery
Technicians at RAE Bedford carry out the model of Concorde
7 September 1970: Concorde makes its first appearance at the Farnborough Air Show
14 January 1976: Hardy Amies designed the uniform for the British Airways cabin crew
July 2001: A test flight at Brize Norton
24 April 1994: 13-year-old David Taylor of Ponteland takes the co-pilot seat next to captain Alan Harkness
29 August 1983: Happy passengers about to board at Newcastle Airport
August 1978: Gary Jones of Sussex, dressed as Concorde, at the National Birdman Rally
24 October 2003: Concorde’s final commercial flight
