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Concorde lands in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak for the first time in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

This article was first published on November 6, 1976. Concorde arrives, softly, softly by Mark Giles The supersonic age hit Hongkong yesterday (November 5, 1976) – not with a bang, as many expected, but with a whisper. Concorde, the Anglo-French airliner, arrived from Manila on a demonstration flight with Mrs Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippine President, as special guest. While the aircraft…

Concorde lands in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak for the first time in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

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