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19 years ago on October 24th, 2003
The Concorde makes its final commercial flight from JFK Airport to London, ending the era of supersonic travel
That flight joined two other planes in London to ceremonially land one after another at Heathrow airport. The Concorde on display at the Intrepid museum in Manhattan was designated model G-BOAD and was the plane used on the record-setting transatlantic flight from New York to London on February 7, 1993.
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More events from October 24th in New York History
93 years ago on October 24th, 1929
The 'Black Thursday' crash on Wall Street begins the Great Depression
91 years ago on October 24th, 1931
The upper level of the George Washington Bridge is opened in a dedication ceremony, and opens to traffic the next day
21 years ago on October 24th, 2001
A 14-story construction scaffolding and brick building façade collapses, killing five workers and seriously injuring 10 others in a courtyard at 215 Park Ave South near Union Square
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