💭 Do you remember the crash of Flight 4590? It was the Concord’s only fatal accident, but the aircraft no longer flies. Revisit the July 2000 tragedy on Air Disasters: Concorde – Up in Flames. It kicks off a two-day Air Disasters marathon starting tonight at 8PM. https://bit.ly/3ku88at | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde passenger jet on an international charter flight from Paris to New York, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four on the ground. It was the only fatal Concorde accident during its 27-year operational history Whilst taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Air France Flight 4590 ran over debris on the runway dropped by an aircraft during the preceding departure, causing a tyre to explode and disintegrate. Tyre fr

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On January 25, 2000, the unthinkable happened. Concorde - an icon of innovation and supersonic travel - crashed shortly after takeoff, marking the only fatal accident in its history. What Went Wrong: The Concorde Air Crash - carefully examines the technical failures, human decisions, and lessons that reshaped aviation safety. What do you think this tragedy changed most about modern air travel? 🎬 Watch now on CuriosityStream. . . . . #Concorde #AviationHistory #OnThisDay #AviationSafety #WhatWen