to see Concorde take off. I noticed it from a distance, while landing at New York's JFK airport in another plane. But it stood out unmistakably from other nearby aircraft, like a giant white swan ...

In July 2000 a Concorde crashed shortly after take-off from Paris, killing all passengers and crew. The aircraft was grounded until safety modifications had been made. It marked the beginning of ...

That meant seeing Concorde take off. Unless you are fortunate enough to have experienced it for yourself it’s impossible to grasp what seeing that remarkable aircraft was like. Or indeed to ...