I just don't know that I buy the story is all...
Round the world charter flight
Departed London - NY 04/01/89
Leg #2 New York, NY - Acapulco 04/01/89
Leg #3 Acapulco, Mexico - Oakland 04/03/89
Leg #4 Oakland, CA - Honolulu 04/03/89
Leg #5 Honolulu, HI - Papeete 04/05/89
Leg #6 Papeete - Christchurch 04/08/89
Leg #7 Christchurch, New Zealand - Sydney 04/12/89
Leg #8 Sydney, Australia - Perth 04/15/89
Leg #9 Perth, Australia - Colombo 04/15/89
Leg #10 Colombo, Sri Lanka - Mombasa 04/17/89
Leg #11 Mombasa, Kenya - Cape Town 04/20/89
Leg #12 Cape Town, South Africa - Monrovia 04/23/89
Leg #13 Monrovia, Liberia - London 04/23/89
After the Concorde left Christchurch a section of rudder was lost. There was a "thud" and resultant vibration as the aircraft was climbing through 43,000 feet and accelerating to Mach 2. Repairs were carried out in Sydney.