ABC News Report
Concorde Sets New London-To-U.S. Record
BOSTON Oct. 8
— One of the Concorde's last flights was also its fastest.
The British Airways supersonic jetliner landed in Boston Wednesday in a record London-to-U.S. time of three hours, five minutes and 34 seconds, according to airline spokesman Jeff Angel.
The old record of three hours and nine minutes was set in 1974 on a flight from Paris to Boston.
Captain Michael Bannister, Chief Concorde Pilot for British Airways waves after the Concorde landed in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert E. Klein)
The Concorde is visiting Boston as part of its North American farewell tour, which includes stops in Washington and Toronto.
The fleet is being taken out of service because of rising costs. The aircraft's last trans-Atlantic flight is Oct. 24.
The Concorde makes the London-to-Boston trip nearly two hours quicker than a traditional jet aircraft. It travels at 60,000 feet at more than 1,300 mph, twice the speed of sound.
(Thanks for the pic Hobie. That's a special one for you to look back on in years to come.)