Description: This flip book brings to life the first flight of the French Concorde prototype 001 on 2 March 1969.
Developed by Britain and France in the 1960s, the Concorde emerged as the world's first supersonic passenger aircraft.It revolutionised commercial aviation by combining cutting-edge speed with unparalleled luxury, remaining an icon of air travel until its retirement in 2003.Using rare archival footage from IWM's unique collection, this flip book brings to life the first flight of the French Concorde prototype 001 on 2 March 1969.
Brief description: IWM has managed a Film Archive since it was first established in 1917. The constantly growing collection extends to over 25,000 hours of moving images, representing a wide and diverse range of material from public and service information films, documentaries and unedited combat film, through to official newsreels and amateur films.