On 26 January 1976 Concorde carried its first paying passengers on a British Airways proving flight from Heathrow to Gander, Newfoundland. (An Air France Concorde took off at the same time, on a similar flight to Brazil.) This film captures this historic event, as the complement of VIP’s embark in the early morning and return in time for lunch.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002682
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - France
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Concorde (Jet transports)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)