KONKORDSKY, THE CRASH OF THE CENTURY

On June 3, 1973, at the height of the Cold War, a Soviet supersonic aircraft crashed in front of cameras from around the world during a demonstration in France at Le Bourget. All six crew members died. On the ground, eight civilians were killed, including three kids playing ball. Who remembers the tragedy? With no black boxes found and a quick investigation concluding pilot error, both in Moscow and Paris, the case was quickly buried.

Yet rumors have been circulating for 50 years. What really happened that day? The series Konkordsky retraces the story of this forgotten crash. Far from being a random incident, this tragedy actually marked the end of the largest industrial espionage operation France has ever known. In the midst of the Cold War, Europe and the USSR were locked in a race to build a supersonic aircraft: Concorde vs. Konkordsky.

An ideological, technological, and political war... Behind one of the most fabulous adventures in modern aviation lies a true state secret at the heart of the Cold War. Between The Farewell Case and The Agency, this series tells an astonishing story of espionage where truth surpasses fiction.