Farnborough, United Kingdom – September 10, 1986: Concorde making a pass at an airshow [iStock]
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The article commemorates the 20th anniversary of Concorde's final commercial flights in 2003, highlighting the author's personal experience of its extraordinary supersonic journey from New York to Paris.
Concorde was an unparalleled marvel of aeronautical engineering, renowned for its groundbreaking technology, immense speed (Mach 2.02), and high-altitude flight capabilities that offered an unmatched passenger experience.
Pilots and aviation enthusiasts recall Concorde with profound nostalgia, recognizing its enduring legacy as an aircraft that captured global dreams and offered a unique form of travel that remains unmatched today, with several airframes preserved in museums.
Though Audrey Hepburn didn’t actually deliver that line in her 1954 film Sabrina, it’s widely attributed to her, and having lived in Paris for three years, I couldn’t agree more. To this day, I never need an excuse to go. I’d happily hop the pond to La Ville-Lumière for the opening of an envelope.
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Jeff Berlin is a photographer, cinematographer, writer, and instrument-rated pilot. A passionate aviator, he has flown a wide range of aircraft and contributed words and images to many of the world’s leading aviation
