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Concorde

By: Mike Bannister
Narrated by: Mike Bannister
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The definitive account of the rise and fall of the world's fastest plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot.

October 24th, 2023 will mark 20 years since Concorde disappeared from our skies. Yet still Mike Bannister, the last Concorde Chief Pilot, faces the same questions:

  • Why is she no longer flying?
  • Where is her replacement?
  • And what really happened on that tragic afternoon in July 2000, when the crash of Flight 4590 grounded the Concorde forever?

Concorde is an enthralling personal account of what it takes to fly planes faster than the speed of sound, and of the events that lay behind 114 needless deaths—the 113 victims of the crash and, ultimately, Concorde herself.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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A really enjoyable read. A very informative and honest account of the history of a great aircraft.

Excellent read

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Thank you Mike Bannister for writing this book. You have made the Concorde story come alive through your eyes for many that didn’t have the fortune to fly it or in it.

Simply brilliant.

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Hats off to Mike - he rose to the top and loved his job. Great love of the Concorde. Really interesting insights to this plane’s history. Enjoyed the book. He narrates well too.

Just the about right amount of ego

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Excellent narration of the book, a really good story, not just about Concorde but about Mike’s life which was a really good story and history lesson for the things that happened during Concorde’s life time

Awesome

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liked the entire read. very sad but technically spot on. will read again for sure

the dedication to accuracy through out the read. it was truly fascinating from start to finish.

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