Concorde: The Complete Inside Story

The retirement of Concorde in 2003 marked the end of nearly three decades of supersonic passenger flights. An Air France Concorde crashed in 2000, killing all 109 people on board and four on the ground. Brian Trubshaw, former British chief test pilot, was closely involved in the investigations and wrote the inside story of the jet's retirement.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2019
Publisher: The History Press Ltd

When British Airways and Air France announced in October 2003 that Concorde was to be retired from service, it marked the end of nearly three decades of supersonic passenger flights. Concorde had flown for years without a major incident. However, in July 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed near Paris, killing all 109 people on board and four on the ground. By the time the modified aircraft went back into service in November 2001, both BA and Air France faced mounting problems, which spelled the end for Concorde.

As the former British chief test pilot, Brian Trubshaw's close association with Concorde placed him in the unique position of being able to write the inside story of this world-famous supersonic passenger jet. Brian was closely involved in the exhaustive investigations into the 2000 tragedy. Heavily illustrated, this book covers the Paris crash, Concorde's brief return to service, and its decommissioning in 2004.

Weight: 696g
Dimension: 195 x 262 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780750989022
Edition number: 2 New edition