Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Today In History: Texas lawn dart.

A Concorde jet, Air France Flight 4590, augered in, hitting a hotel in Gonesse, France, and marking the end of the first successful attempt at commercial supersonic air travel.
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown11:54 AM, July 25, 2007

    ...giving birth to Air France's new slogan: "Concorde Service: Now Straight To Your Hotel!"

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  2. Anonymous1:15 PM, July 25, 2007

    ...as opposed to Delta, who changed their motto to 'We get you close!' after flight 191 slapped the ground, a water tank, and a Toyota on the highway.

    Regards,
    Rabbit.

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  3. Anonymous7:21 PM, July 25, 2007

    But at least the landing gear was down. ;)

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