DALLAS – Today in Aviation, Anglo-French Concorde made its first-ever trans-Atlantic crossing in 1971 to the South American country of Brazil.
Concorde 001 (F-WTSS) left Toulouse as part of a two-week tour of South America, bound for Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft had been routed via the Cape Verde islands, Cayenne, and São Paulo.
Total flying time had been four hours and 28 minutes. It had not been equipped with reserve fuel tanks which would have allowed for a non-stop flight. In São Paulo the jet became the highlight of the ‘France 71’ exhibition and made a number of demonstration read more ⇒
Source:: “Airways Magazine”