Concorde Affaire '79
Movie (1979)
Alsao Known As : The Concorde Affair
Italian title : Affare Concorde
French title : SOS Concorde
German title : Das Concorde inferno
Starring:
James Franciscus (Moses Brody)
Mimsy Farmer (Jean Beneyton)
Venantino Venantini (Forsythe)
Fiamma Maglione (Nicole Brody)
(Synopsis needed)
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde
Despite the Guest Star of this movie, the supersonic airliner is seen only during short scene in fictitious colors.
The landing scene during the credit shows F-BVFC. First flight on 9 July 1976 and last one on 27 June 2003. Since January 2015, she is on display outside the Aeroscopia museum near the Toulouse factory.
Maybe F-WTSA ?
Takeoff from Heathrow Airport ?
The cockpit is not correct although the joysticks are compliant. And the cabin is a set much more roomy the real one (real internal width of 8 ft 7 in (2.62m)):
Which airframe ?
Includes some shot on the assembly line (1h24)
Overfly of Rio by one of the prototypes, 1974 ?
... and last landing filmed with toys !
Douglas DC-8
Seen at 6 min 02, an airliner seen through the tower's window.
Hughes 269
Maybe a Hughes 300 ?
Reg. F-OGHT is fictitious.
Unidentified Aircraft
Seen at 17 min 09, an airliner perhaps wearing TWA colors. Boeing 707/720 (or Convair 880 from some archive footage) ?
At 52 min, a light aircraft used by Moses Brody for reconnaissance of the yacht. Maybe a high wing type.
British Aerospace 125
Seen at 1h30.
Vickers Super VC10
East African Airways Vickers Super VC10 is bypassed by a fire truck.
Boeing 737-247
Mimsy Farmer is boarding in this Boeing 737 (christened Antilles) at 1h33 to leaves the Martinique Island.
Boeing 737-247 N4522W c/n 20126 operated by Air France between 1973 and 1980. Later registration : N470AC and N302VA.
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