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On This Day, July 25: Air France Concorde Jet Crashes, Killing 113
PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT, JUL 25 – A tyre burst caused by runway debris led to a fuel tank rupture and crash killing 113 people within two minutes, ending Concorde's supersonic flights, officials said.
- On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde jet crashed shortly after departing from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, resulting in the deaths of 113 individuals, among them four people on the ground.
- The crash followed a Continental Airlines DC-10 losing a titanium strip on the same runway minutes earlier, which Concorde ran over during takeoff.
- This strip cut a tyre on Concorde’s left landing gear at 185 mph, sending a 10-pound chunk of rubber into the left wing containing 95 tons of fuel, causing fatal damage.
- Black box data shows the captain remained silent during the final moments, while pilot Jock Lowe noted that the outcome was already apparent.
- The accident report recommended suspending Concorde’s airworthiness certificate pending changes, and supersonic passenger flights officially ended on October 24, 2003.
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At the start in Paris, passengers are looking forward to a Caribbean cruise. After two minutes of flight, the Concorde falls to the ground. In the crash 25 years ago, 113 people die.
On July 25, 2000, a French Concorde caught fire at the launch in Paris. Among other things, there were 97 Germans on board. The crash with a total of 113 dead actually ended the supersonic fast air traffic – even if the formal end did not come until 2003.
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A burned engine, 114 dead and a accident fortuitous. It was considered the fastest and safest passenger plane in the world until July 25, 2000. The heroic decision of a pilot.
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