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  1. 2007-01-31, 02:35 PM #1
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    Uh...Concorde at Kai Tak?

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1168733/L/

    Just a little surprised that the Concorde went there. I had no clue.

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0086940/L/
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  2. 2007-01-31, 02:56 PM #2
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    I'm not a Concorde expert by any means, but it is my understanding that flights like those to Hong Kong were special flights - not regularly scheduled.

    I remember hearing that they would occaisionally run an 'around the world' flight where they would chase the sun west bound. I imagine that Hong Kong might be a stop on that route.

    I love all those old Kai Tak shots. What a great setting!
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  3. 2007-01-31, 05:05 PM #3
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    check this out, its groovy!!!

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  4. 2007-01-31, 05:09 PM #4
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    WOW. It's wild jsut watching it turn, especially on approach. The Concorde's shape makes it look like it has no business being able to do anything as basic as turning.
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  5. 2007-01-31, 06:57 PM #5
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    Here is a pretty goodwebsite that describes all sorts of Concorde services. Apparently it operated between Singapore and Bahrain for some time and also flew from Europe to Dallas via Dulles. I think the coolest was when it operated Bahrain-Singapore, it was painted in BA colors on one side and Singapore's colors on the other.

    http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0186.shtml
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  6. 2007-01-31, 09:28 PM #6
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    And, correct me if I am wrong, but that Concorde that carried that special livery was none other than G-BOAD, who is here with us in NY :)
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  7. 2007-01-31, 09:39 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie
    And, correct me if I am wrong, but that Concorde that carried that special livery was none other than G-BOAD, who is here with us in NY :)
    and the Concorde in the move Airport 1979 was the one that crashed
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  8. 2007-01-31, 09:50 PM #8
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    You have got to see some of the old liveries in this one!!
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  9. 2007-02-01, 02:02 PM #9
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    You JFK dudes must have seen plenty of them in their day (er... the is, if you're old enough :) ) I only saw one here at YOW, when the British royal family came to visit. I stood right behind it, OK maybe 100 yards out, as it took off. Too bad that was before my camera days.
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  10. 2007-02-04, 03:34 PM #10
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    Concorde actually made it to something like 300+ airports.... It got around in its time.

    Full list below.

    http://www.concordesst.com/history/destinations.html

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