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#Onthisday in 1969, the first Concorde took off on its maiden flight departing from Toulouse, France. Developed as a joint endeavor between the governments of Great Britain and France, the aircraft that made this flight, Concorde 001, was built in France. The United States’ Congress initially banned Concorde service to the United States because of noise pollution concerns, but eventually allowed service to Washington Dulles International Airport. A supersonic transatlantic flight between Paris and Washington D.C. lasted on average just three and one-half hours at 1,350 miles per hour, faster than the speed of the Earth's rotation. All Concorde SSTs were retired in 2003. Image: British Aircraft Corporation postcard, Sud Aviation France, Concord 001, c. 1970. Gift of Thomas G. Dragges. 2015.166.0149
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