RETROSPECTIVE: When Concorde wasn't the UK's cup of tea

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When the first UK BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde lifted off on its maiden flight from Filton exactly 50 years ago, the supersonic aircraft was far from securing its legacy as a beloved and admired technological achievement.

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