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The Concorde was/is Unique in that it was the first
supersonic airplane capable of transporting people like a regular jet airliner.
To take a flight in it was on my bucket list, but sadly, that won’t come to
pass. But my father-in-law had the honor of flying it a few times, including on
its last flight from Paris to Toulouse. He designed parts of the Concorde and
still is invited to lecture about it internationally to this day.
My husband grew up under the brilliant shadow of Concorde
and was on the field the day of its first flight. On our walls, we have the
photos that he took with his little camera on take-off and landing.
We all know of the tragedy that cut its life short (even
though it has been proved without a doubt that there was no fault in the
Concorde aircraft), however, it still remains a symbol, like the first space
flight, of what humans are capable of doing.
First flight of the Concorde
Now the Concorde’s place is in a new flight museum in Blagnac,
France, Aeroscopia. My father-in-law took my husband and our nephews to visit it last year.
The museum is constantly updating, but the
Concorde holds its position as star of the show no matter its colleagues
accompanying it inside and out.
I hope you enjoy the photos they took while there…
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| In all its beauty |
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André Turcat
the pilot in the video who was the first to fly the Concorde |
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| The cockpit |
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| My father-in-Law, Dudley Collard worked to create this shape of the wing |
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| Three of the Collard men! |
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Toulouse La Ville Rose
Photos by Buie-Collard
Very nice, cool photos!
ReplyDeleteI remember it so well. I waited in a nearby car park for its first flight and was awestruck as it flew overhead. I lived beneath the flight path and you could set your clocks by the sonic boom I heard every evening as it headed across the channel
DeleteFirst flight in England, I suppose? My husband was at the first one in France... I never did hear its sonic boom, but I've heard one from a military aircraft. It is so much louder than I expected!
DeleteThe Concorde flew over my house on its visit to Vancouver and it was AMAZING! I'll never, ever forget that. <3
ReplyDeleteI saw it fly over once in London and you're right, unforgettable!
DeleteIt was such a beautiful plane!
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DeleteI, too, LOVED the Concorde, and you probably know this, but there is an AF Concorde at the "new" Air and Space museum in Washington, DC, (near IAD) and when I took the boys there a few months ago I told them the story of me going to Dublin Airport in the late 70's - early 80's to see a Concorde that landed there for some special reason. Can't remember what the reason was, but it was so cool to see a Concorde fly in person!
ReplyDeleteYou are one of the lucky ones! I always wanted to see it and fly on it!
DeleteMy husband Peter Andersen worked with Dudley at Sud Aviation during the inception of the Concorde. They were good friends but lost contact, except for the annual ink drawing Dudley sends.
ReplyDeleteHello! My husband, Geoffrey has fond Memories of Peter! Please email me on the “contact me” page if you’d like !
DeleteHello! My husband Geoffrey has fond memories of Peter! If you’d like to make contact please leave me an email on the “ contact me” page of this blog!
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