This Day in Aviation History
March 2nd, 1969
First flight of the Concorde.

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde /ˈkɒŋkɔrd/ is a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner that was in service from 1976 to 2003. It is one of only two supersonic transports to have entered commercial service; the other was the Tupolev Tu-144. Concorde was jointly developed and produced by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) under an Anglo-French treaty. It featured a maximum speed of Mach 2.04 with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued commercial flights for 27 years….

Source:
Wikipedia, Concorde:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

YouTube, Concorde First Flight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVxLGs5yFk

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