That must have been quite a spectacle.... overdone, but wonderful
nevertheless ;-)
Chris
On Tuesday, Jul 22, 2003, at 23:28 Europe/London, Gary M. Teller wrote:
All this talk about the pending demise of the Concordes reminded me of
the time, in the early 80's, that a BA and an AF Concorde made a
simultaneous landing on parallel runways at the Orlando, Florida
airport. They were part of the events celebrating the opening of
Disney's Epcot Center. Supposedly there had never before been a
simultaneous landing by this plane. The Customs agent on duty allowed
me and my co-workers out on the tarmac so we could get a better view.
The sight of those planes coming in was something to behold. Seeing
those distinctive shapes I couldn't help but thinking if any plane was
designed to truly fly, this/these were it. Somewhere in my archives
I've got photos of the landing and, I think, the simultaneous
departure a day or two later. I haven't seen the Concorde since and
am a bit saddened to see them go out of service.
Gary
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