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Concorde crash in Paris

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Concorde crash - On July 25th, 2000, the Concorde F-BTSC operated by Air-France is ready to take off from Paris Charles de Gaulle for the passenger flight to New York. During the take-off run, a fire erupted under the left wing. A few seconds after lift-off, both left engines lost thrust, and the plane crashed on a hotel. All 109 people onboard are killed, as well as 4 people on ground.
Click hereafter to know the investigation conclusions and the black boxes transcriptions.

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