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The timeline and causes of the crash were profiled in the premiere episode of the National Geographic documentary series Seconds From Disaster. [62] NBC aired a Dateline NBC documentary on the crash, its causes, and its legacy on 22 February 2009. [33] Channel 4 and Discovery Channel Canada aired a documentary called Concorde's Last Flight. [63]
25 July 2000 - Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde, was on its take-off roll when it ran over a metal strip left by a Continental Airlines DC-10. One of its tires burst and its pieces hit the fuel tank and ignited a fire. The Concorde stalled and crashed on a hotel in Gonesse, France. All 109 on board and 4 people in the hotel are killed.
The official handover ceremony of British Airways' first Concorde occurred on 15 January 1976 at Heathrow Airport. Air France Concorde (F-BTSC) at Charles de Gaulle Airport on 25 July 1975, exactly 25 years before the accident in 2000 British Airways Concorde in Singapore Airlines livery at Heathrow Airport in 1979 Air France Concorde (F-BTSD) with a short-lived promotional Pepsi livery in ...
F-BTSC (203) was the Concorde lost in the crash of Air France Flight 4590 on 25 July 2000 in the small town of Gonesse, France near Le Bourget, located just outside Paris, killing 113 people. The remains of this aircraft are stored at a hangar at Le Bourget Airport. It is the only Concorde in the history of the design to be destroyed in a crash.
Air France has been in operation since 1933. Its aircraft have been involved in a number of major accidents and incidents. The deadliest accident of the airline occurred on June 1, 2009, when Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203, flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with 228 fatalities.
The supersonic aircraft suffered a catastrophic crash in Paris on 25 July 2000. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
On 25 July 2000, Marty served as captain onboard Air France Flight 4590, operating the route from Paris to New York City.Accompanied by first officer Jean Marcot and flight engineer Gilles Jardinaud, Marty commenced a routine taxi down the runway to takeoff.
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