Air France Concorde 1986
  
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Air France Concorde
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2nd August 1986
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| Location |
Yeadon
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FB186 + FB187 + FB188 Images Donated by Phil Walker & Fb238 Image Donated by Andy Bodkin
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Top: The
first Air France Concorde flight into Leeds Bradford Airport, it was estimated
that 60,000 people were in Yeadon and the immediate area to see the historic
event.
Upper Middle: Air
France Concorde on it's first flight to Leeds Bradford Airport.
Lower Middle: The
arrival of the Air France Concorde into Leeds Bradford Airport found Yeadon
thronged with an estimated 60,000 people.
Subsequent Concorde flights into the
airport always brought a crowd of enthusiastic plane-spotters to admire the
aircraft.
Bottom: The
first flight in of Air France Concorde Reg F-BTSD.
It is estimated that as many
as 60,000 people gathered to watch this historic aircraft fly in for the first
time.
Brown's farm alongside the runway opened fields for car parking and
viewing areas.
This photo was taken from the wall of the cemetery (Cemetery
Road) as the aircraft was turning.
In the background are the refurbished AVRO
sheds.
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1st August 1986: Huge excitement as Leeds Bradford Airport prepares to
welcome the 1st Air France Concorde to fly in.
Thousands of people thronged the
area around the airport, farmers opened fields to provide car parking, every
vantage point was full of delighted spectators.
Donated by Andrew Emsley
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