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Braniff Concorde Celebrates 40 Years 1979 - 2019 The Precious Gift of Time for 40 Years.
Braniff Concorde Celebrates 40 Years 1979 - 2019 The Precious Gift of Time for 40 Years.

On January 12, 1979, two Concorde SST jetliners landed simultaneously on separate east and west runways at Dallas/Ft. Worth Regional Airport. The two Concordes, a British Airways and Air France operated by Braniff International, arrived at the gate and stopped. They lowered their noses fully, which marked the beginning of the first Concorde service offered by any US airline and the first from DFW, the Southwest and the interior US.

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Braniff Chairman Harding L. Lawrence (center) with Pilots on Braniff Concorde Inaugural Day January 12, 1979
Braniff Chairman Harding L. Lawrence (center) with Pilots on Braniff Concorde Inaugural Day January 12, 1979

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British Airways Concorde Inflight
British Airways Concorde Inflight

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Early British Airways Concorde Interior
Early British Airways Concorde Interior

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Concorde Landing London Heathrow
Concorde Landing London Heathrow

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Concorde Pre-Production Model
Concorde Pre-Production Model

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Braniff Hostess Models Halston Uniform in Air France Concorde Interior
Braniff Hostess Models Halston Uniform in Air France Concorde Interior
Braniff Commissioned New Mexico Architect and Herman Miller Designer Alexander Hayden Girard to Redesign the Airline's Public Image Including this Stylish Departure Lounge at Dallas Love Field, Texas
Braniff International Boeing 727s painted in 1971 Geddis/Harper and George Two Tone Color Scheme at DFW Airport, Texas
747 Braniff Place N601BN on Pre-Delivery Flight Over Washington State in December 1970
Modeling the 1974 Emilio Pucci Classic Collection Uniform in Turquoise, this Braniff Hostess is Enjoying the 1977 Arrowhead Blue Coach Class Boeing 727 Interior
Braniff Concorde Celebrates 40 Years 1979 - 2019 The Precious Gift of Time for 40 Years.
Braniff International Boeing 727-227 Advanced in 1978 Harper and George/Cars and Concepts/Halston Chocolate Brown Ultra Color Scheme at DFW Airport
Braniff Ground Crew is Modeling his 1977 Halston Uniform with Boeing 727 at DFW Airport, Texas
Braniff Jetrail Air Coach Shuttled Passenger Between Braniff's Terminal of the Future and the Outer Parking Lot at Dallas Love Field Beginning in April 1970
A Braniff Hostess is Modeling the 1965 Emilio Pucci Gemini IV Collection Uniform with Apricot/Absinthe Reversible Wool Coat, Beth Levine Leather Boots and RainDome Space Helmet
This Braniff Advertising Concept, Dubbed The Great '79 Space Probe, was Planned to Announce Braniff's New Worldwide Services in 1979