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First supersonic airliner crash

First supersonic airliner crash
Who
Tupolev Tu-144S
What
First
Where
France (Paris,)
When
03 June 1973
The Russian Tupolev Tu-144S was the first supersonic airliner to crash. It suffered a catastrophic disintegration of the left wing at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France on 3 June 1973. Six crew and eight people on the ground were killed. It was eventually withdrawn from service in 1978. The Russian Tupolev Tu-144S was also the first production, supersonic, transport aircraft.