How the first flights of Concorde reflected the exuberance and geopolitical realities of the time.
Concorde's maiden flight was in January 1976, and one is now a visitor attraction at Manchester Airport.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Concorde pilot Mike Bannister, from Staines, flew the plane's last commercial flight in 2003 [Getty Images] A Surrey pilot who ...
A Surrey pilot who became the youngest person to fly a Concorde says he is still fascinated by the supersonic plane, 50 years after its first commercial flight. Concorde first flew passengers from ...
It only took four hours and ten minutes for the supersonic airliner to cross the pond.
A new set of commemorative stamps has been issued by the Royal Mail to mark the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Concorde flights, celebrating one of the most iconic achievements in ...
New stamps mark 50th anniversary of first commercial Concorde flights - The first commercial Concorde flights departed on January 21 1976.
A new commemorative 50p coin has been released to celebrate 50 years since Concorde's first commercial flight. The Royal Mint created the coin in partnership with British Airways and Airbus, featuring ...
(CNN) — On January 21, 1976 a teenage John Tye was among crowds of onlookers clinging to a chain link fence, cheering as the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight departed from London’s ...
Sounds strange today, but not so long ago you could fly supersonic, on the iconic Concorde, out of Kent. We speak to the man ...