Concorde: 40 Years of Supersonic Magic
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Arrive Before You Leave
A passenger gets set for a lobster dinner on board. Concorde could never be called a cheap way to fly, but you were able to beat time itself by arriving in New York an hour earlier than you left London, and enjoy some fine dining in the process. The food was served on Wedgwood crockery with short silver cutlery.
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