That's a lot of effort right there!
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April 1985, approximately 50,000 feet over the Irish Sea, this is the only picture ever taken of a Concorde flying over Mach 2.
The photo itself was taken by Adrian Meredith, a prestigious British photographer and British fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force.
Meredith had to be quick and precise because flying that high, he had less than 4 mins to take the shot.
The fighter couldn't keep up with the Concorde beyond that time. If you look at the horizon, the Earth's curvature begins to show.
The photo itself was taken by Adrian Meredith, a prestigious British photographer and British fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force.
Meredith had to be quick and precise because flying that high, he had less than 4 mins to take the shot.
The fighter couldn't keep up with the Concorde beyond that time. If you look at the horizon, the Earth's curvature begins to show.
Pity they stopped flying it after the horrific crash many years ago. It might be seen as a major pollutant now a days.
West Berlin as marked on a east German map from 1988.
Love the detail. They really knew how to make maps back in the day.
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