A fire tore through the upper floors of an under-construction skyscraper in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong in the early hours of Friday. The pressure shockwave ruptured a fuel tank. THE CONCORDE CRASH: THE OVERVIEW; 113 Die in First Crash of a Concorde, https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/26/world/the-concorde-crash-the-overview-113-die-in-first-crash-of-a-concorde.html. Air France has paid 100m euro in compensation to the families of the crash victims. Information, analytics and exclusive news on financial markets - delivered in an intuitive desktop and mobile interface. Stars of the right wing converge on the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. RF2E4Y0Y1 - Paris, France - August 16, 2018: Memorial for the victims for the Concorde crash at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) in France. REUTERS/Pool, A rescue worker takes pictures July 27, 2000 at the hotel site on which an Air France Concorde crashed in Gonesse near Paris July 25, 2000. A selection of some of our top news photography from around the world this week. The Concorde - the elegant, supersonic, accident-free symbol of Anglo-French co-operation and jet-set travel - crashed on take-off from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing all 109 people on. Record rain and snowfall in recent weeks has eased half of California out of a persistent drought and bolstered the store of mountain snow that the state relies on to provide water during the warm, dry spring and summer. All on board100 passengers and 9 crew membersdied. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. LONDON, England -- Relatives of the 113 people who died in last year's Concorde crash are expected to gather in Paris on Wednesday to commemorate the first anniversary of the disaster. Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, bringing Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest fighting of the war. On July 25, 2000, Air France flight 4590 was travelling from Paris to New York City when it crashed into a hotel in Gonesse, France, killing 113 people. They hoped to publish their final report "in the coming months". Tourists evacuate out of Machu Picchu after roads and rail access to the ancient Incan city were cut off by torrential rains and mudslides. The aircraft was an Air France Concorde, registration number F-BTSC. ''I think he was trying to get back to the airport or land in a field.''. Yet the world has never known, or cared much, about the other, more modest, dream. crash du concordeScrum- Olivier Metzner (C), the lawyer for Continental Airlines speaks to journalists after the verdict in France. Parts of the Concorde fell directly on to that part of the hotel, killing the two Polish students, Eva Lipinska and Paulina Sypko, and the chambermaids Kenza Rachid and Devranee Chundunsing. July 25, 2001 Posted: 4:08 AM EDT (0808 GMT) Safe landing: A BA Concorde touches down after a test flight on July 17. The Concorde, which can fly at 1,350 miles per hour at some 60,000 feet above sea-level, has long been regarded by France as proof of its technological prowess. Anyone can read what you share. ''Like all of you,'' he told reporters, ''I have just heard the news of the crash of the Concorde outside Paris and I wanted to extend the deepest condolences of the American people to the families of those who are lost.''. The sharp-nosed Concorde jets, jointly developed in the 1960s by Air France and British Airways, had been cross-channel icons since their first commercial flights in 1976. British Airways Concorde takes off from Heathrow airport July 17, 2001 in London, United Kingdom. ''If it had fallen on Gonesse, it would have been an unbelievable disaster,'' said Mr. Corenthin, echoing the view of several local residents who felt that the pilot may have been trying to steer the plane away from the town. GettyRemoving the rubble. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. First there was smoke, then there was fire, then it just went nose in and all that was left was a white billowy cloud.''. The engine part (a thrust reverser wear strip) had recently been replaced in routine maintenance. While speeding down the runway at takeoff, the aircraft ran over debris on the runway, blowing a tire and puncturing the fuel tank. PARIS (AP) _ Moments after a Concorde jet slammed into her hotel, a 21-year-old British woman jumped from a window, escaping the inferno that engulfed the building. BLACK BOX CLUES FOUND; Concorde crash teams start grim hunt in wreckage. REUTERS/Charles Platiau, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder addresses a memorial service for the victims of the Concorde plane crash in France at the world exhibition EXPO 2000 in Hanover July 26, 2000. A report from French investigators has given more details of the burst tyre which led to the crash which killed all 109 passengers and crew as well as four people on the ground. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options await you. REUTERS/Andreas Kisgergely, Firemen try to extinguish the flames from the burning wreckage of a Air France Concorde which crashed in Gonesse near Paris Roissy airport July 25, 2000. Disaster On Concorde: Deadly Delay; Take-off held up 66 mins as pilot calls for engine repairs. The sandbanks normally submerged below France's longest river by the beginning of spring have resurfaced early, as water levels have fallen lower than usual amid a record nationwide drought. Relations between the couple and the rest of the family have become strained since they stepped down from their royal duties in 2020, and moved to California to forge new lives and careers. Two hours later, with planes again leaving Charles de Gaulle airport and flying over the wreckage, firemen were still trying to put out the blaze, which continued to spew thick white smoke across a nearby highway and wheat fields. In addition, the flight crew may have shut down an engine prematurely. GettyThe distance between take off and the crash. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. 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REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol, Relatives of Air France Concorde crash victims comfort each other as they leave a memorial service held at la Madeleine church in Paris July 27, 2000. The report added that runway tests with tyres identical to those installed on the crashed Concorde running over a metallic strip of the same shape as that found on the runway reproduced damage similar to that observed on one of the Concorde tyres. Disaster on Concorde: LIKE A NUKE BOMB; 113 die as jet explodes in flames. French government officials said those killed in the hotel included two Polish and one French staff members and one British tourist. "He was well liked, always laughed and had a smile. By the summer of last year, Ms Fricheteau had bought the hotel buildings with a bank loan, found a settled team of employees, who respected her approach, and had a bulging register of advance bookings. This picture by an amateur photographer was flashed around the world. However, four young women employees were preparing beds in the residential wing for the imminent arrival of a youth orchestra from Essex. Access to real-time, reference, and non-real time data in the cloud to power your enterprise. A first plaque, dedicated to all the crash victims, will be laid near Roissy-Charles De Gaulle airport, and a second will be placed in Air France's headquarters in memory of the 13 crew members who died in the accident. President Jacques Chirac of France as well as Mr. Jospin expressed their condolences to the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroder, who in turn noted that ''Germany and France are united in their horror over the accident, in mourning for the victims and in sympathy for the families. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. German Concorde victims 49 women and 47 men 3 children died Paid up to $ 10,000 each Most were over 60 Oldest victim: 91 Youngest victim: 7 In addition to the 96 German passengers were two. In pictures: Winter around the world Scenes in snow, ice and fog. Daily MailThe Concorde monument. Residents of Gonesse are expected to place flowers at the foot of the iron fence which now surrounds the crash site. Several ex-employees have promised to emigrate with her to wherever the hotel is. Special report: the Concorde crash Jon Henley in Paris @ jonhenley Thu 31 Aug 2000 20.40 EDT The final terrifying moments of Air France flight 4590 were revealed yesterday when French accident. GettyRemoving the rubble. Although the Concorde only makes the return flight to New York three times a day -- once from Paris, twice from London -- its aura of romance and luxury has also made it popular for charter by travel groups catering to the well-heeled. The crash killed all 100 passengers and nine crew members on board as well as four other people in the hotel. ''The flames were coming from the back of the plane. There also had been a wind shift before takeoff, resulting in an undesirable tailwind. Nominees for the Academy Award's leading categories. For the Frentzens, it was going to be the honeymoon they did not take before their three children were born. Photo: Getty Images. Authorities assumed an engine fire would be to blame, but pictures of the plane during takeoff showed the fire was actually coming from a fuel tank in the wing. Although some of the passengers were local celebrities, others were teachers and post office clerks who had saved up for years for the trip. zooversConcorde crash memorial ceremony. Emergency teams were quick to arrive at the scene outside Paris where an Air France Concorde crashed, killing all passengers and crew. Three children were among the dead. Continental Airlines was found criminally responsible for the disaster and was fined 200,000 and ordered to pay Air France 1 million. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Witnesses said one or both of the plane's left engines were on fire and smoking heavily even as the aircraft sped down the runway. Taylor was given a 15-month suspended sentence. In just three years, she had turned it into a kind of Gallic version of the Crossroads motel, a thriving family business with a modestly priced but sought-after restaurant. Omissions? "Headquarters fixes the level of service and the watchwords are always 'cut costs'. It looked like it was trying to ascend, but its nose was down. REUTERS/Charles Platiau, Newspapers for sale on a stand July 26, 2000 outside Kings Cross train Station show the page one picture of the doomed Concorde, on fire, in flight before it crashed into a hotel killing 113 people. RM 2M97KA2 - Police and medical personnel collect one of the 'Yeti Airplane' crash victims at the Nepal Police Academy headquarter in Kathmandu, Nepal on Jan. 17, 2023. Updates? The airplane went down in flames almost immediately after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and 4 others on the ground. "I did not want us to be just a couple of inaccurate paragraphs in an old newspaper cutting. Jean-Cyril Spinetta, the president of Air France, said cracks had been found in four of the airline's six Concordes, but not on the one that crashed today. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol, Relatives of Air France Concorde crash victims comfort each other as they leave a memorial service held at la Madeleine church in Paris July 27, 2000. Most of the passengers were German tourists heading to New York to join a luxury cruise to the Caribbean. 25 Images of the Disastrous Concorde Crash of 2000 Jacob Miller - July 26, 2017 Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. They said the plane failed to gain altitude, banked heavily to the left and then crashed, demolishing a small hotel and restaurant in Gonesse, a suburb nine miles northeast of Paris. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard, The nose and the cabin of the Air France Concorde lies on the ground at the crash site of the plane in Gonesse, Paris suburb, July 25 2000. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez, A French riot policeman runs across the street from the crash site of the Air France Concorde flight AF4590, in Gonesse, north of Paris July 26, 2000. Air France flight 4590, flight of a Concorde supersonic airplane that crashed in Gonesse, a suburb of Paris, on July 25, 2000. He added that this Concorde entered service in 1980 and had undergone a mechanical check-up as recently as last Friday. Today was only different because smoke and far more flames than normal were spewing from the aircraft as it took off. The American was a retired Air France employee, but the company did not release a name. Not the Concorde, because everyone knows about that. The Htelissimo cannot be rebuilt. Two dreams were destroyed at 16.44 on 25 July last year. Fortunately, most of the other employees were absent or managed to escape. Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on July 25, 2000. The book tells of her pre-crash wrangles with the banks; her problems with dishonest staff; her brushes with travel agents and tour firms; her adventures with a client who did not want to report his stolen car to the police because he was travelling with a woman who was not his wife. ladepeche, Greensboro Witnesses Saw Jet On Fire Before It Struck Hotel, Smithsonian Magazine This Freak Aviation Disaster Brought Supersonic Idealism Down in Flames, Sun Sentinel 113 Die In Crash Of Concorde, USA Today French Court Overturns Concorde Crash Conviction, YouTube Video: Air France Concorde Crash 2000, History Collection Fatal Plane Crash & the Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd, History Collection The Deadliest Plane Crash in Canada Killed 248 Soldiers, History Collection A Plane Crashed into the Empire State Building (1945), crashed into the Hotelissimo Les Relais Bleus hotel. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer, Wreaths lay near the crash site of the Air France Concorde flight AF4590 in Gonesse, north of Paris July 26, 2000. Air France identified the passengers on board the chartered flight AF4590 as 96 Germans, 2 Danes, an Austrian and an American. During the Concordes takeoff run, it ran over the piece of debris, cutting the tire and sending a fragment of the tire into the underside of the wing at 310 mph. On at least three occasions, the rubber tires on Concorde's landing gear have also exploded upon landing. The idea that a small, cheap hotel (it cost around 18 a night) could be, not just a place to sleep where the staff barely spoke to you, but a place that people would enjoy going to," she said. mirrorAnalyzing the crash site. Despite nearly going under on a couple of occasions, Ms Fricheteau a gravel-voiced, chain-smoking, local Socialist councillor of Jewish origin kept one "simple, small idea" in mind. The aircraft had been chartered by a German tour company, Peter Deilmann Reederei G.m.b.H., based in the northern German town of Neustadt. "He was a great professional, who was able to see the wider situation and who had an enormous capacity to analyse a problem clearly," said French accident investigator, Franois Grange. Access to real-time, reference, and non-real time data in the cloud to power your enterprise. However, as it accelerated down the runway, ground observers noticed a fire on the left side, under the wing. On July 25, 2000, Air France flight 4590 was travelling from Paris to New York City when it crashed into a hotel in Gonesse, France, killing 113 people. All I want is a small hotel, where we can try the same experiment again, in a quiet place at the other end of the world. There are few grainy images of Concorde's flight to tragedy, but those that exist show the true horror of the disaster. She escaped with serious burns on her arms after helping to rescue an English tour guide, Alice Brooking, from a blazing upstairs room. Authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes, which killed some 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. ''But the plane could not return, even though it tried,'' he said. The trial began in 2010. A BBC article following the final Concorde flight in 2003 stated: "Concorde never recovered after a horrific crash near Paris Charles de Gaulle airport three years ago, in which 113 people died." A few days after the crash, all Concordes were grounded, pending an investigation into the cause of the crash and possible remedies. A fire tore through the upper floors of an under-construction skyscraper in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong in the early hours of Friday. The strip of metal on the runway was found to be a jet engine part that had fallen from a Continental Airlines DC-10 in the course of its own takeoff, a few minutes ahead of the Concorde. REUTERS/Jonathan Evans, A family cuddle each other as they depart from a memorial service at a Hall in Gonesse July 26, 2000 attended by then President Jacques Chirac and relatives of the people who died when their Air France Concord crashed. According to the 15-page lawsuit: "On July 25, 2000, Air France Concorde Flight 4590 crashed shortly after taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, The catastrophic event caused the deaths of all 100 passengers, all 9 crewmembers and an additional 4 souls on the ground for a total loss of life of 113 souls. German Concorde victims 49 women and 47 men 3 children died Paid up to $ 10,000 each Most were over 60 Oldest victim: 91 Youngest victim: 7 In addition to the 96 German passengers were two. Browse 855 concorde crash stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. The impact most likely led the completely full tank to rupture from within. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez, A French riot policeman runs across the street from the crash site of the Air France Concorde flight AF4590, in Gonesse, north of Paris July 26, 2000. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes. It was the first crash of a Concorde since the world's first supersonic passenger plane went into commercial operation in 1976. "Ninety per cent of two star hotels belong to big chains and offer identical services," she writes. The nine crew members, three pilots and six flight attendants, were French. (Fuel accounted for more than half the total weight of the fully loaded Concorde.) Daily MailThe Concorde monument. The site remains polluted and is still being examined by crash investigators. Bundesliga football trainer Rudi The aircraft did not gain enough airspeed because of the damage to the landing gear bay prevented retraction of the wheels. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. The wreckage of the plane was confined to a small area, little larger than its own size, seemingly confirming eyewitness reports that it fell on its left side and tipped over on its back. REUTERS/Pool. This book is a bunch of flowers to mark the end of a great idea. aviation disaster, Gonesse, France [2000]. Paris - Doctors have identified all 113 victims of last month's Air France Concorde disaster, the French state prosecutor investigating the crash said on Monday. Getty ImagesSmoking- The crash site of the doomed Concorde plane. REUTERS/Pool. Ford was cleared of all charges. Further, experts from Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of the engines, were on their way to Paris to carry out their own investigation into the apparent failure of one or two of the plane's four Olympus 593 engines. As she explains in the book, the Htelissimo would offer services such as theatre and airline or taxi booking and an airport shuttle which are normally associated with large city hotels. Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes. Most of the passengers were German tourists on their way to board a Caribbean-bound cruise ship in New York City. The passengers were flying to New York to join a Caribbean cruise for a "vacation of a lifetime". They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. GettyCrash Site. In pictures: Concorde crash. A French gendarme looks at the smouldering pile of charred wood, twisted metal and cement left behind . "He was not someone who would allow himself to be influenced unduly or As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Relatives and Air France employees stand outside Notre Dame Cathedral during a memorial service for the victims of the Air France crash on June 3,. GettyCrash Site. When the engine had practically recovered normal thrust, a further ingestion, in flight, of hard objects and a mixture of hot gases and aviation fuel led to its final loss of thrust, the report said.
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