Pretty good article about the Concorde on CNN this morning. It’s dated 2018 but was on their front page today for some reason. Sadly, most people know of this airplane because of the crash in July 2000. That was one of the first events to go “viral” on the Internet with updated coverage, video, pictures, and posts from witnesses and others “commenting” on the tragedy.
When we lived in New York for a brief time, my dad took me to JFK to see it. Still remember it. Pretty awesome. One of the accompanying pictures showed a Concorde painted in “Pan-Am” colors. My understanding was it never was operated in the United States because of the “sonic boom” created as it flew over. So any flights within the continental US had to be “subsonic.” Take away the speed and you were looking at a very cool but expensive way to fly. So British Airways and Air France became the only two operators.
Of course this wouldn’t be an appropriate post for this thread unless it also involved
women.
Was checking out the picture thinking about what life was like whenever this was. Shit, I hope that isn’t 1999… No. It looks to me like the 70’s maybe. 1975?
It’s awesome that they served “real drinks” back then. The flight attendant is bringing the woman in the middle what looks like a Bloody Mary. Unfortunately she’s not going to drink it. The guy in front just put his seat back. She’s about to say “Put your fucking seat back up jerk…” as she pours her drink on his head.
But what really got my attention was my “future wife” looking out the window.
Past wife maybe?
Mom?
Yes. This was long before she met my dad. She’s thinking: “Maybe I’ll meet a nice handsome man back in Detroit and we’ll have a son who is into those things called ‘computers’ and plays sports. Christ, I just hope he doesn’t grow up to be an asshole.”
(Of course 1975 to the early 80's is a long time. From "nine months later" until January 1996 when Dove Cameron was born or January 1998 when Chanel Santini was born is the same age.)