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Old Jul 25, 2000 | 3:12 pm
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A Flygirl
 
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The link provided has a photo of the fated aircraft with the engine flaming prior to the crash.

My deepest sympathies to the passengers, crew and people on the ground that perished in this unfortunate catastrophy.

"Concorde crashes outside Paris
At least 113 people killed
By ANGELA DOLAND-- The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) -- An Air France Concorde en route to New
York crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff Tuesday, slamming into a hotel and
a restaurant. At least 113 people were killed when the charter flight of mostly
German tourists went down in the first-ever crash of the needle-nosed supersonic
jet.

Police said all 100 passengers and nine crew members on board Flight AF4590 were
killed, and the Interior Ministry said four others died at the 40-room Hotelissimo. "

http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSTopNews/concorde_jul25.html
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