Today is the 20th anniversary of its last flight of the supersonic Concorde aircraft. It was faster than the speed of sound, travelling at speeds of 1,350 mph (2,170 km/h).
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With the rich benefit of hindsight, John Britton isn’t entirely surprised there was a Soviet mole in the factory. It was a long time ago, 1965, but something – or someone – at Filton Aerodrome seemed fishy.
Concorde is famous as being the pinnacle of British-French aviation but the story of how it fell victim to a Russian plot to steal its secrets is less well know
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