Gonesse in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Concorde AF 4590 Crash Site
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2024
1. Concorde AF 4590 Crash Site Marker
le Concorde
s'est écrasé
à Gonesse
brisant la vie
de 113 personnes
à bord et au sol
c’est dans l'émotion et le souvenir
que la ville de Gonesse
et ses habitants
rendent hommage à la mémoire
des disparus de cette catastrophe
On July 25, 2000 the Concorde crashed in Gonesse, shattering the lives of 113 people on board and on the ground.
It is with emotion and memory that the town of Gonesse and its inhabitants pay tribute to the memory of those who died in this catastrophe.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is July 25, 2000.
Location. 48° 59.122′ N, 2° 28.358′ E. Marker is in Gonesse, Île-de-France, in Val-d'Oise. It can be reached from Route de l'Europe. There is no signage for the site. Turn off for the hotel, but rather than pulling into the hotel parking lot, continue straight for about 15 meters. Parking is quite limited. The crash site itself is fenced off and not accessible. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Rte de l'Europe, Gonesse, Île-de-France 95500, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Modeste Camille Debue (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); L’hôtel-Dieu de 1208 (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); L’hôpital de 1841 / The Hospital of 1841 (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Eglise Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); Route de Maubeuge à Paris / Route from Maubeuge to Paris (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Église Saint-Éloi / The Church of Saint-Éloi (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Fontaine Compostelle / Compostela Fountain (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); Pharmacie / Pharmacy (approx. 3.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gonesse.
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Also see . . . Air France Flight 4590 (Wikipedia). Overview:
On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde passenger jet on an international charter flight from Paris to New York, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four on the(Submitted on November 10, 2024.)ground. It was the only fatal Concorde accident during its 27-year operational history.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 20242. Concorde AF 4590 Crash Site Marker - wide view
Whilst taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Air France Flight 4590 ran over debris on the runway dropped by an aircraft during the preceding departure, causing a tyre to explode and disintegrate. Tyre fragments, launched upwards at great speed by the rapidly spinning wheel, violently struck the underside of the wing, damaging parts of the landing gear – thus preventing its retraction – and causing the integral fuel tank to rupture. Large amounts of fuel leaking from the rupture ignited, causing a loss of thrust in the left-hand-side engines 1 and 2. The aircraft lifted off, but the loss of thrust, high drag 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 100 passengers on board were killed, as well as four people in the hotel. Four other people sustained slight injuries.
In the wake of the disaster, the entire Concorde fleet was grounded. It returned to service on November 7, 2001, following the implementation of various modifications to the airframe, but to limited commercial success, especially inthe wake of the September 11 attacks. Concorde aircraft were finally retired by Air France in May 2003 and by British Airways in November of the same year.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 20243. Concorde AF 4590 Crash Site Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,072 times since then and 311 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
