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#211 F.BVFD (Withdrawn from use, stored & used for spare parts)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 American Express
making nine stops as it proceeded west round-the-world.
Leg #1 Departed Paris - NY 11/15/86
Leg #2 New York, NY - Oakland
Leg #3 Oakland, CA - Honolulu
Leg #4 Honolulu, HI - Papeete
Leg #5 Papeete, Tahiti - Sydney
Leg #6 Sydney, Australia - Jakarta
Leg #7 Jakarta, Indonesia - Bangkok
Leg #8 Bangkok, Thailand - Colombo
Leg #9 Colombo, Sri Lanka - Bahrain
Leg #10 Bahrain - Paris 12/02/86
Arrived Paris
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