Concorde was famously a joint Anglo-French national project planned and funded by the two countries as a prestige project. The respective flag carriers, British Airways and Air France, were essentially gifted seven examples each by the governments, as the aircraft had no realistic chance of making a profit if the airlines had to buy them outright. So, which country had the honor of flying the aircraft on its inaugural paying flight?
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