Concorde takes off for first time since crash
A British Airways Concorde took off today from London’s Heathrow airport for the first time since the fleet was grounded in the wake of last year’s Air France crash in Paris which claimed 113 lives.
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SUBSCRIBEA British Airways Concorde took off today from London’s Heathrow airport for the first time since the fleet was grounded in the wake of last year’s Air France crash in Paris which claimed 113 lives.
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