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- [1]90%museeairespace.fr/en/collections/bac-sud-aviation-concorde-prototype-001-f-wtssmuseeairespace.fr· Posted Oct 23, 2026· Starts Oct 1, 1969 ✓· 42% of score
Musee de l'Air: "The 001 reached Mach 1 on 1 October 1969 and Mach 2 on 4 November 1970"; the Ecole Polytechnique[2] profile of Turcat says he "piloted Concorde's first supersonic flight on October 1 of the same year".
- [2]80%Andre Turcat, Concorde test pilot (1921-2016)225.polytechnique.fr· Added Oct 23, 2026· Starts Oct 1, 1969· 42% of score
Ecole Polytechnique profile: Turcat piloted Concorde's first supersonic flight on 1 October 1969.
- [3]75%2 March 1969thisdayinaviation.com· Published Mar 2, 2026· Starts Mar 2, 1969· 17% of score
This Day in Aviation: 001 first flight from Toulouse with Turcat, specifications and 397 test flights.[1]
- [4]70%Concorde: The Photo Story Of The World's First Super-Sonic Passenger Plane's Maiden Flightflashbak.com· Published Mar 2, 2014· Starts Oct 1, 1969· 0% of score
States Concorde completed its first supersonic flight on 1 October 1969.[1]
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