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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