Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission/Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight

Summary It is 19th October 1977 and Concorde taxis onto the runway at Toulouse Airport. Onboard, the crew are preparing for an historic day - the first supersonic test flight to New York. At JFK airport, protestors are waiting with a hostile welcome, but for the Concorde team and the French and British governments it is a moment that represents the end of an exhausting struggle.

S1.E12 ∙ Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission/Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Peter Guinness Stephen Beckett Adrian Fear Benjamin Till

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Nov 25, 2003

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Documentaries BBC Four

Language : English

Filming locations : Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) History Channel Lion Television

Summary It is 19th October 1977 and Concorde taxis onto the runway at Toulouse Airport. Onboard, the crew are preparing for an historic day - the first supersonic test flight to New York. At JFK airport, protestors are waiting with a hostile welcome, but for the Concorde team and the French and British governments it is a moment that represents the end of an exhausting struggle.

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Nov 25, 2003

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : BBC Documentaries BBC Four

Language : English

Filming locations : Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) History Channel Lion Television

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