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RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands

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Braniff Airways was the only US Airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)

Braniff Airways was the only US airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)

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How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner

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Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

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That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

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First Airbus A380 Scrapped

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

First Airbus A380 Scrapped

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Here’s why Pepsi Blue Paint Limited Concorde to Mach 1.7

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

Here’s why Pepsi Blue Paint Limited Concorde to Mach 1.7

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Here's the only picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

Here’s the only picture of Concorde flying at supersonic speed

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Concorde

HERE’S A BEAUTIFUL FOOTAGE OF CONCORDE MACH 2 AIRLINER MAIDEN FLIGHT

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