Air France Flight 4590
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Air France Flight 4590 was an international charter flight from Paris to New York. On 25 July 2000, a Concorde passenger jet operating the flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people
The Concorde burning after having run over debris
F-BTSC, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in June 2000
N13067, the DC-10 involved in the accident sequence
N13067, the DC-10 involved, was scrapped at Mojave, California, in 2002.
Gonesse
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Gonesse is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km from the centre of Paris.
Air France Flight 4590
…from the extended landing gear, and fire damage to the flight controls made it impossible to maintain control. The jet crashed into a hotel in nearby Gonesse two minutes after takeoff. All nine crew and one hundred passengers on board were killed, as well as four people in the hotel. Four other people sustained…
The Hôtel de Ville
The balloon built by Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers is attacked by terrified villagers.
Hotel-Dieu
Mural by Seb Toussaint at the La Fauconnière social housing estate