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Air France Concorde supersonic passenger jet with a pointed nose is displayed on raised supports at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, with a road and cars in the foreground.

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Concorde. Front end of one of the 20 Concorde supersonic airplanes. A joint British French production they flew for 30 years (1973-2003).

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