US EditionWhen Did Concorde First Fly? New Royal Mail Stamps Mark 50th Anniversary of First Commercial Concorde Flights
- On Wednesday, Royal Mail released 12 stamps and moved three Concorde nose cones simultaneously at 11.40am in the UK.
- Born from a joint Anglo-French project, Concorde's first commercial flights on January 21 1976 from London Heathrow to Bahrain and Paris Charles de Gaulle to Rio attracted wealthy passengers including Joan Collins, Sir Paul McCartney and Diana, Princess of Wales.
- The main set of eight stamps features photography of British Airways' Concordes, while a miniature sheet of four stamps includes one stamp depicting four Concordes in formation.
- Royal Mail and British Airways noted the stamps celebrate Concorde's legacy and British innovation, highlighting its status among discerning tycoons and Hollywood stars like Joan Collins and Sir Paul McCartney.
- Technically, Concorde achieved a cruising velocity of twice the speed of sound , but despite its feats, the fleet was retired in October 2003 due to maintenance costs and passenger numbers.
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How would it be through the Atlantic in a little more than three hours — and still engulfing Earth's curve through the window? On 21 January 1976, this experience ceased to be scientific fiction and went on to integrate the routine of a select group of passengers, with the stars of the first commercial flight of the Concorde, which opened an unprecedented era on civil aviation.
The British Royal Mail has launched a special series of stamps, and Air France is releasing merchandise and a new documentary, all to commemorate the first commercial flights of Concorde. Exactly fifty years ago, on January 21, 1976, Air France and British Airways began scheduled flights with the supersonic passenger aircraft. The British postal service has issued twelve stamps that, according to the company, pay tribute to the "innovation, eleg…
Air France Concorde At 50: The Supersonic Aircraft That Changed Aviation
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Air France Concorde’s first commercial flight, a milestone in aviation history that redefined what was possible in passenger travel and remains one of the most iconic aircraft ever flown. Air France Concorde Turns 50: A Supersonic Legacy On January 21, 1976, Air France inaugurated commercial supersonic service with the Concorde, departing Paris for Rio de Janeiro via Dakar (aircraft F-BVFA). This event was…
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thueringer-allgemeine.de50 years ago the first commercial Concorde passenger flight started. Several pilots tell of the special feeling in the super jet.
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