The definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways'
former Chief Concorde Pilot 'A remarkable story' DAILY EXPRESS 'A stonking good read' FLYER
_________ What's it like to fly faster than a bullet? Could you really glimpse the edge of
space? Why will we never see Concorde's like again? Mike Bannister was British Airways' Chief
Concorde Pilot. One of the few in that legendary aircraft's quarter-century of flight to fully
understand both the plane's intricate engineering and what it took to fly her at supersonic
speeds. In this definitive account of the rise and fall of the world's greatest aircraft
Bannister explores its origins development service highs lows and finally the terrible
crash which ended its flying life. Part celebration part history part detective story and
part courtroom drama it's almost as riveting as flying in Concorde itself - almost . . .
_________ 'Concorde represented the sheer wondrous genius of the human race' JEREMY CLARKSON
