History was made on April 21st 1996 as Concorde touched down at Bournemouth International Airport for the first time. Thousands looked to the sky as the world famous aircraft made her descent and traffic was bought to a standstill for several hours. The supersonic aircraft was chartered by Bath Travel to celebrate the opening of the new runway extension.
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