Yesterday’s Papers
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PRESS ASSOCIATION X1, REX/SHUTTERSTOCK X1
CONCORDE FLIES FOR THE FIRST TIME
The supersonic passenger airliner, famed for its pointed beak and introducing “sonic boom” into everyday speech, wowed the expectant crowds on its maiden flight
Supersonic jet Concorde completed its first test flight on 2 March 1969, the result of years of determination and innovation by hundreds of designers, engineers and aviation experts – and it lasted just 27 minutes. Nonetheless, the crowd that gathered to watch the spectacle, twice rescheduled due to poor weather, applauded as Concorde thundered into the sky.