Concorde returns to the skies
An Air France Concorde has taken off from Charles de Gaulle Airport en route for Marseille.
The flight is part of tests to determine why a similar Concorde plane caught fire and crashed in July, killing 113 people.
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SUBSCRIBEAn Air France Concorde has taken off from Charles de Gaulle Airport en route for Marseille.
The flight is part of tests to determine why a similar Concorde plane caught fire and crashed in July, killing 113 people.
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