CONCORDE - Triumph And Tragedy

Welcome to Aviation Icons: Chapter Three! Concorde’s story is one of ambition, struggle and achievement. This tribute explores the difficult history of the world’s only supersonic passenger jet. Despite setbacks and tragedy, Concorde proved what seemed impossible: flying faster than the speed of sound and becoming an enduring symbol of innovation. Operated only by British Airways and Air France, its legacy is one of resilience, controversy, and unmatched achievement. A tribute to Concorde’s ups and downs, and the extraordinary aircraft that changed aviation forever. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 1969 - First Test Flight 2:03 1976 - First Passenger Service 5:10 1984 - The Turnaround 7:01 2000 - The Crash 7:38 2003 - Farewell To Concorde _________________________________________________________________________________________________ All data in this video comes from publicly available sources (e.g., Wikipedia etc. ) Some figures may vary between different references. Music: Filmstro | Music is for everyone | https://filmstro.com/royalty-free-music/ ­ Credits: 00:00 00:02 00:04 00:06 00:37 00:44 00:46 00:52 06:58 07:00 Modern Wonders Of The World © 2002 Travel Channel / Pioneer Productions 00:02 00:04 00:06 00:16 00:20 00:37 02:35 02:47 02:54 02:57 03:05 03:09 03:11 03:14 03:17 03:19 03:24 03:28 05:48 05:52 06:06 06:09 06:41 06:46 06:48 06:55 07:40 07:42 Concorde - 27 Supersonic Years © 2003 British Airways 00:16 00:20 Concorde's First Flight © 1969 British Pathé 00:44 00:45 Britain and France's masterpiece: The construction of Concorde © 2022 Imperial War Museum 00:45 00:46 01:03 01:11 01:14 01:17 01:19 01:23 01:24 01:33 01:38 01:42 01:58 02:02 02:50 02:54 03:19 03:24 03:31 03:34 04:06 04:08 05:52 05:56 07:36 07:40 07:50 07:56 08:21 08:24 Mythos Concorde © 2006 VIDICOM / ZDF 00:52 00:59 03:03 03:05 03:28 03:31 03:34 03:37 04:08 04:10 04:13 04:15 Plus vite que le soleil © Tellem 2005 00:59 01:03 05:35 05:46 06:55 06:58 07:00 07:07 Concorde In Flight © British Airways 01:11 01:12 01:33 01:38 01:42 01:46 04:03 04:06 04:10 04:13 06:25 06:27 The Insane Engineering of the Concorde © 2022 Real Engineering 01:12 01:14 01:17 01:19 01:23 01:24 03:09 03:11 04:43 04:45 05:01 05:02 06:03 06:06 Concorde - Die wahre Geschichte © 2023 Blink Films/PBSD/France5 01:46 01:53 Concord 002 Take Off © 1969 British Pathé 01:53 01:58 Experimental Concorde aircraft F-WTSA lands at DFW © 2019 Chris's Tech TV 02:02 02:18 Concorde Promotional Film © 1975 British Airways 02:18 02:35 02:47 02:50 02:57 03:03 05:05 05:24 05:32 05:35 05:56 06:03 Air France Concorde - The 50 Years Celebration © 2020 Transport,Travel and Emotions 03:14 03:17 © British Airways 03:37 03:56 Moonraker © 1979 EON Productions / United Artists 03:56 04:03 05:24 05:27 The Concorde, Airport '79 Trailer © 1979 Universal Pictures 04:15 04:25 04:38 04:43 05:02 05:05 Transatlantic Supersonic (24844) © 1976 British Airways/ Periscopefilm 04:25 04:33 Concorde Promotional Film © 1975 British Airways 04:33 04:38 Singapore Airlines Concorde © 2025 Starboard76 04:45 04:55 Braniff Introduces Concorde Flights In USA © Braniff 1978 04:55 05:01 Why You Couldn’t Afford To Fly Concorde © 2020 Mustard Channel 05:27 05:32 06:27 06:30 07:56 08:07 08:13 08:21 08:24 08:30 Concorde: A Supersonic Story © 2019 BBC 05:46 05:48 06:09 06:12 06:18 06:25 08:07 08:13 The Concorde © 2010 Francisco Antonio 06:12 06:18 06:36 06:41 06:46 06:48 07:20 07:36 07:42 07:50 CONCORDE © 2023 DroneScapes 06:30 06:36 Pepsi Concorde © 2013 Simeon Pines 07:07 07:20 FLY WITH ME © 2024 American Experience / PBS 08:30 09:03 Concorde Final Takeoff from JFK Airport © 2018 Concorde SST