Concord 002 Take Off (1969)

Colour newsreel item. Titles read: ’SPECIAL!’ Filton near Bristol. British Concorde - Concorde 002 (001 was the French-built model) on a test flight by pilot Brian Trubshaw. General view of photographers and cameramen on the edges of an airfield; zoom in to L/S of Concorde 002 in the distance. L/S of the plane taking off. Great shot of man standing on the field as Concorde comes over the brow of the hill and screams over his head - yikes! Concorde comes back in to land and a parachute comes out behind the plane. Ground crew put chocks at the wheels. Photographers crowd round the plane. Ground crew check wheels. The pilots and crew come down the steps of the plane and wave to press and cameramen. French Concorde pilot Andre Turcat is there to congratulate the British crew. Shots of Concorde on the tarmac. FILM ID:2095.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.