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{{Infobox aircraft
| image = Concorde1.jpg
| type = Supersonic airliner
| national origin = [[France]] and the [[United Kingdom]]
| unitcost = £23 million
| variants = none
| manufacturer = BAC and Sud Aviation
| first flight = 2 March 1969
| introduced = 21 January 1976
| status = retired
| launch customer = British Airways and Air France
| primary user = British Airways and Air France
| produced = 1965–1979
| number built = 20
}}
The '''Concorde''' was a [[supersonic]] commercial airline [[jet]]. It flew at top speeds of 1330 mph, or 1 mile every 3 seconds, or Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound. The last Concorde flight was made on November 26, 2003 from [[London]] to [[Bristol]], [[UK]] where that particular aircraft was built. It finished commercial operations a month earlier with a final flight from [[New York]] to [[London]] on 24 October 2003.
The '''Concorde''' was a [[supersonic]] commercial airline [[jet]]. It flew at top speeds of 1330 mph, or 1 mile every 3 seconds, or Mach 2 - twice the speed of sound. The last Concorde flight was made on November 26, 2003 from [[London]] to [[Bristol]], [[UK]] where that particular aircraft was built. It finished commercial operations a month earlier with a final flight from [[New York]] to [[London]] on 24 October 2003.