3049 x 2016 px | 25,8 x 17,1 cm | 10,2 x 6,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
28 maggio 1983
Ubicazione:
Paris
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Concorde - the ultimate 'Speedbird' - only 20 aircraft were built including the six prototypes. Such an elegant aircraft! F-BVFA (c/n 205) - the first of Air France's fleet of seven Concordes - seen under tow in a corner of Paris CDG (Roissy) airfield. The only chance of seeing a Concorde with the nose up was when static or under tow, as they always taxied with the nose drooped. Spot the armed gendarme :) Apparently, this aircraft did not fly on May 28, 1983, but was prepared as the reserve aircraft for the presidential flight AF100F. F-BVFC was used that day on the presidential flight from Paris CDG - Langley AFB. Official trip of François Mitterand, President of the French Republic to the Williamsburg Summit. F-BVFA first flew on 27 Oct 1976 from Toulouse. In 1988 it flew around the world in a record breaking (at the time) 41 hours 27 minutes. It made its final flight on 12 Jun 2003 and ended it's career clocking up 17, 824 flying hours. F-BVFA - Concorde 205 history: - Maiden Flight - 27th Oct 1975: Toulouse, France - Air France delivery - 19th Dec1975 - Aircraft re-registered as N94FA by Air France / Braniff Airways - 12th Jan 1979 - Aircraft re-registered back as F-BVFA by Air France - 1st Jun 1980 - Final passenger flight May 30th 2003 - AF001 from New York JFK to Paris Charles de Gaulle - Final Flight - Jun 12th 2003 -AF4386 Paris Charles De Gaulle – Washington Dulles - Upon arrival at Washington following decommissioning she was preserved by the Smithsonian.
