Concorde - The German connection

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Das Highlight der Flugzeugsammlung in Sinsheim: Die original Concorde F-BVFB der Air France Source: Technik Museum Sinsheim

Did you know that...

- Only 20 Concordes were ever built, the last one in 1979

- They flew commercially from 1976 to 2003

- Chartered versions landed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on numerous occasions

- In March 1986, two Concordes landed in the GDR (Leipzig), within 24 hrs of each other

- They had to approach Leipzig from the Baltic Sea after being banned from flying over the border that ran through Germany

- The Technik Museum Sinsheim in Southern Germany has one of the 20 Concordes

Source: Technik Museum Sinsheim

Die Concorde F-BVFB der Air France wurde im Sommer 2003 mit viel Liebe - und noch mehr Sorgfalt - von Paris nach Sinsheim transportiert (Technik Museum Sinsheim)