In 2003, the legendary Concorde, the world’s first supersonic passenger airliner, made its final flights before retiring from service. This remarkable aircraft, developed by British and French engineers, could travel at Mach 2.04 (twice the speed of sound), cutting transatlantic flight times in half. The sleek, delta-winged jet became an icon of luxury air travel, flying elite passengers between London, Paris, and New York in just over three hours. However, due to high operational costs, low pas

On 25th July in 2000, a Concorde passenger jet on an international charter flight from Paris to New York, crashed shortly after takeoff. Why did it crash barely a minute after takeoff? Watch Disaster Autopsy on Thursdays at 8pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK