The Explorers' Club, № MCXXXVII

Operation AXIOM: The 50th Anniversary of the Concorde
21 January 1976: The Concorde*, the supersonic airliner jointly developed by the United Kingdom & France, began scheduled flights, with a British Airways flight from London to Bahrain & an Air France flight from Paris to Dakar to Rio de Janeiro; service from London & Paris to Washington, D.C. began in May; service to New York City would not begin until November 1977, due to local opposition.

Commentary: *British usage was to call the aeroplane Concorde, without the definite article. French usage was the call the aeroplane le Concorde, with the definite article. I have never liked the British usage; so, I call the aeroplane the Concorde, in English but with the definite article.

Bonus! Song o' the Day: The Concorde
They Might Be Giants featuring Marty Beller, "Speed and Velocity" from Here Comes Science (Mike Papa Whiskey)

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