The Concorde, developed in the 1960s under a partnership between British and French manufacturers, was the first (and so far, only) commercial supersonic aircraft. It entered service in 1976 with British Airways and Air France.

Picture taken March 31, 1971, of Concorde 001 at the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC)'s Filton Works in Bristol.

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A line-up of some of the air stewardesses who attend to passengers on board the supersonic jet the 'Concorde', each one from a different airline in 1960. They are standing in front of a scale model of the aircraft.

A model of the supersonic airliner Concorde at the Farnborough air show in July 1962.

A wooden mock up of the supersonic aircraft 'Concorde' at Filton in Bristol, England, on Oct. 24, 1963.

A model line up of the various designs suggested for the shape of Concorde in 1964, the eventual deign is at the far end of the row.

Albert Ormerod, the Principal Scientific Officer at the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in Bedford, UK, showing wing designs for the Concorde supersonic airliner during an Open Day at the site on May 30, 1964.

A pilot at the control panel of a Concorde flight simulator on Sept. 29, 1966.

The prototype of French-British supersonic jet-liner Concorde is rolled out from its Sud Aviation assembly hall in Toulouse on Dec. 11, 1967.

A full scale, wooden mock-up of the new Concorde supersonic airliner on display at the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) works at Filton, Bristol, on March 1, 1967. The model is a promotional exhibit and will be shown at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget in June.

Cleaners at work on the prototype supersonic airliner Concorde 002, at the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) works at Filton, Bristol, on Jan. 30, 1967.

The second prototype of Concorde being wheeled out of its hangar on Sept. 12, 1968.

British-French turbojet-powered supersonic passenger jet airliner Concorde outside a hangar in Bristol, UK, on Sept. 13, 1968.

The first flight of the prototype of the Franco-British supersonic Concorde at Toulouse-Blagnac on March 2, 1969.

The Concorde 001 prototype, the Franco-British supersonic aircraft, is displayed during the International Paris Air Show, on May 29, 1969 at Le Bourget airport.

The Concorde 001 prototype, the Franco-British supersonic aircraft, is seen flying over Paris on June 11, 1969 during the 1969 Paris airshow. The two Concorde prototypes french-built Concorde 001 and british-built Concorde 002 made their first public appearance together at the Paris airshow in June 1969 in Le Bourget.

The Concorde 001 prototype, the Franco-British supersonic aircraft, is seen flying in June 1971 during the Paris airshow in Le Bourget.

David Nicholson, first Chairman of British Airways following the merger of a number of UK airlines, proudly displays a model of the Concorde in the company's livery on July 5, 1973.

The Concorde check-in at Heathrow Airport in London on Jan. 15, 1976.

Air France French-British supersonic jet-liner Concorde prepares to land on Jan. 21, 1976 at Rio de Janeiro airport during its first commercial flight. Concorde maiden passenger flights took place on this day with British Airways flying from London Heathrow to Bahrain and Air France from Paris to Rio.

The take off at Heathrow Airport, London, of the first commercial Concorde flight on Jan. 21, 1976.

The Concorde, Air France's supersonic transport aircraft, took off on Nov. 22, 1977, from Roissy, providing the first commercial flight between Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and John F. Kennedy airport in New York. The Air France and British Airways supersonics thus won the Battle of New York, more than 18 months after receiving clearance to land in Washington, D.C.

A Concorde takes off around The Bay of Biscay flight at London Heathrow airport on Oct. 24, 2003. After a fatal crash in 2000, the program never fully recovered, and Concorde operations at both airlines ended in the fall of 2003. A fall in passenger numbers and high maintenance costs have been blamed for the decision by British Airways and Air France to retire the world's most famous airplane.