Concorde
The world's first supersonic transport (SST) to enter commercial passenger service was the
(British Aircraft Corporation/French Aeropatiale) Concorde. Twenty Concordes were built
between 1966 and 1980 including two prototypes and two pre-production models built to further
refine and test the aircraft design. The remaining 14 planes were equally purchased by
British Airways and Air France per the below schedule:
British Airways
#204 G.BOAC
#206 G.BOAA
#208 G.BOAB
#210 G.BOAD
#212 G.BOAE
#214 G.BOAG
#216 G.BOAF
Air France
#203 F.BTSC (Crashed on July 25, 2000)
#205 F.BVFA (Donated on June 12, 2003 by AF to the National Air & Space Museum, Washington, D.C)
#207 F.BVFB
#209 F.BVFC
#211 F.BVFD (Withdrawn from use, stored & used for spare parts)
#213 F.BTSD
#215 F.BVFF
The 1st Air France Concorde flew on March 2, 1969 piloted by Andre Turcat and
Jaques Guignard. Similarly, the 1st British Airways Concorde flew on April 9, 1969
piloted by Brian Trubshaw and John Cochrane.
What perfect application for a plane that can fly in excess of twice the speed of sound,
than to be used on round-the-world tours. This tour was organized by John Players & Sons and Imperial
Tobacco Ltd. It made nine stops as it proceeded west round-the-world in 16 days. A special edition of the
book, "The Concorde Story" was commissioned by John Player to mark this event.
Leg #1 Departed London - NY 11/08/86
Leg #2 New York, NY - Oakland 11/10/86
Leg #3 Oakland, CA - Honolulu 11/12/86
Leg #4 Honolulu, HI - Guam 11/15/86
Leg #5 Guam - Hong Kong 11/15/86
Leg #6 Hong Kong - Bali 11/19/86
Leg #7 Bali, Indonesia - Colombo 11/22/86
Leg #8 Colombo, Sri Lanka - Bahrain 11/22/86
Leg #9 Bahrain - Cairo 11/22/86
Leg #10 Cairo, Egypt - London 11/22/86
Arrived London
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