Concorde accident near Paris

Date : 25th July, 2000
Airline : Air France
Aircraft : Concorde

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Location : Paris, France
People on board : 109
Fatalities : 109 + 5 on ground

25th July, 2000

Air France Concorde with 109 people onboard crashes in France

On Tuesday 25th July, 2000, the Concorde F-BTSC operated by Air-France is ready to take off from Paris Charles de Gaulle for the passenger flight AFR 4590 to New York. 100 passengers and 9…

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