Concorde 20th birthday celebrations in France
- Title
- Concorde 20th birthday celebrations in France
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- 3 Mar 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:02:54
- Description
- Eleanor Parkinson reports from Toulouse on the celebrations marking the 20th birthday of Concorde, the world’s first and only commercial super-sonic plane in Toulouse, France and plans for a successor. Chief Executive of the company Sir Raymond Lygo speech on replacement supersonic travel, possibly going into orbit. Minister for Transport Tony Benn remembers the launch day. From GWR radio.
- Contributors
- Tony Benn; Raymond Lygo; GWR; Eleanor Parkinson
- Keywords
- Anniversary celebrations; France; Space exploration; Air travel; Supersonic aeroplanes; Concorde; Supersonic air transport; Toulouse
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