The 1973 Paris airshow was supposed to be a really cool time to show off the new supersonic transport aircraft made by Tupolev and the new Concorde manufacturers. This event is a prime example of sometimes just playing it safe can mean that you end up safe and if you try to be too fancy with your demonstration and that might just end up bad for you. Listen on to hear exactly what happened at the 1973 Paris airshow. Like what you hear? Then consider giving the podcast Instagram a follow for more podcast and aviation related content the @ is whatwentwrong_podcast. Credits : The Flight Channel