Vintage Photograph Shows Concorde Airplane Landing in Front of Twin Towers in 1977

Concorde making its first landing in New York City on October 19th, 1977
Concorde making its first landing in New York City on October 19th, 1977
Photo: Reddit

Redditor Reporter_at_large recently uploaded this great photo from 1977 showing the supersonic Concorde airplane making its first landing here in New York City. Though the twin towers are framed in the shot, the airplane landed about 14 miles away at JFK International Airport.

InstaFriday, Five Interesting Instagrams from Each of the Five Boroughs - Vol. 117

Manhattan
Manhattan
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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Queens
Queens
The Bronx
The Bronx
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Staten Island
Staten Island
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