Historical eventJune 301973

1973 Concorde eclipse flight

Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation.

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When
Saturday, June 30 197353 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1970s
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Dates: From 1973.

What happened

Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation.

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When did 1973 Concorde eclipse flight happen?

June 30 1973 — 53 years ago, on a Saturday.

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