We've had a great response to our recent Concorde competition which recognised the 40th anniversary of Concorde's first flight. Over 200 entries were counted, with plenty of you correctly identifying Panair do Brasil - the former Brazilian flag-carrier - as the airline which tried to lay claim to the first deliveries of the supersonic aircraft, based on a previous option for Sud Aviation Super Caravelles.
Congratulations to our five winners, who are listed below:
They will each receive a copy of the newly-released book Concorde: A Photographic History by Jonathan Falconer - with special thanks to Haynes Publishing Group.
As to that disputed Panair do Brasil claim, Flight International wrote in July 1963 that Sud Aviation was "cautiously contesting" its attempt to be first in the queue, arguing that Concorde was a very different aircraft from the Super Caravelle. Concorde never flew in Panair's colours, of course, and the rest is well-documented history.
Congratulations to our five winners, who are listed below:
- Csaba Bali
- Lynsey Graham
- David Sweet
- Solange Thomas
- Joanna Smith
They will each receive a copy of the newly-released book Concorde: A Photographic History by Jonathan Falconer - with special thanks to Haynes Publishing Group.
As to that disputed Panair do Brasil claim, Flight International wrote in July 1963 that Sud Aviation was "cautiously contesting" its attempt to be first in the queue, arguing that Concorde was a very different aircraft from the Super Caravelle. Concorde never flew in Panair's colours, of course, and the rest is well-documented history.
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