Images Dated 23rd October 1973

Test flight of the British built Concorde prototype 002 over the Bay of Biscay

Test flight of the British built Concorde prototype 002 over the Bay of Biscay.
The flight lasted one hour and twenty three minutes and the plane went supersonic for 38 minutes.
Among the passengers on the flight were Captain Mark Phillips and his fiancee Princess Anne, whose dream it was to fly in the plane.
The plane landed at Fairford, Gloucestershire.
Picture shows: The plane after landing at Fairford.
23rd October 1973

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