The Crash of the Concorde

The supersonic Concorde Jet erupts in flames while taking off and crashes into a nearby hotel.

Air France Flight 4590 prepares for a routine flight to JFK International Airport. Everything seems normal as the plane taxis onto the runway, but disaster strikes during takeoff. Find out what happened to make this plane become a flying inferno and discover why the supersonic Concorde Jet is no longer used.

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