How the Crash of Flight 4590 Destroyed Concorde’s Magic | Up in Flames. On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalls and crashes into a hotel shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris. Find out how this crash ended Concorde’s era. | TheFlightChannel

The Concorde jet was synonymous with luxury air travel until this horrific crash in 2000. See what went wrong on Air Disasters: Concorde - Up in Flames: http://bit.ly/2X4X0UE | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

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July 25, 2000: Concorde Flight 4590 has just surpassed ‘V1’ or ‘decision speed’ as it speeds up for takeoff. There’s no turning back from there–not even when a raging fire breaks out in a rear engine. Air Disasters airs all night starting at 8 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

📅 #OTD in 2000 – When Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde passenger jet, crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff, a mysterious strip of metal discovered on the runway points to an unprecedented explanation. 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube: 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw9PyD7ElCY | Mayday / Air Crash Investigation / Air Disasters