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Mayday S14E3 — Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)
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Mayday•Season 14•Episode 3

Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)

7.8/10 · 153 votesJan 19, 201545 min

Ranked #3 of 11 in Season 14•+0.2 vs season avg

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On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shorty after take off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport. The plane had struck foreign debris from a

Directed byMichael Sinyi
Written byChristine Alexiou
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Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Michael Sinyi

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Christine Alexiou

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Episode Summary

"Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)" is episode 3 of Mayday season 14. It scored 7.8/10 from 153 votes, ranking #3 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Michael Sinyi and written by Christine Alexiou, it aired on January 19, 2015.

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