Concorde returns to the skies

An Air France Concorde has taken off from Charles de Gaulle Airport en route for Marseille.

Thu, 18 Jan, 2001 - 11:38

An Air France Concorde has taken off from Charles de Gaulle Airport en route for Marseille.

The flight is part of tests to determine why a similar Concorde plane caught fire and crashed in July, killing 113 people.

Only flight crew are on board today's flight.

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