Ex-Concorde chief investigated over crash
THE former head of France's Concorde programme has been placed under investigation by judicial officials for involuntary manslaughter over the Paris crash of the supersonic jet five years ago that killed 113 people.
Henri Perrier, who was involved in the plane's first flight in 1969 and directed the Concorde programme in the 1980s and early 1990s, was questioned by officials for nearly 12 hours. He is the first person targeted in legal action over the crash.
The investigating magistrate has summoned three other executives from Concorde-maker Aerospatiale, now part of EADS, the European Aeronautic, Defence and Space company.
Two investigations have concluded that a titanium strip left on the runway by a Continental Airlines DC-10 burst one of Concorde's tyres, leading to the crash.
However a French inquiry also determined that the jet's fuel tanks lacked sufficient protection from shock - and that its makers had been aware of the weakness since 1979.
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