Pete Simson

Previously unseen footage filmed by Tony Benn during a 1970 Concorde test flight has been uncovered after decades in his family’s private collection. The film shows Benn in the cockpit during an early supersonic test alongside pilots Brian Trubshaw and John Cochrane. Aviation expert Jonathan Glancey described the recovered material as an important historical record capturing the early development of the aircraft. Benn’s son Hilary said the Concorde project was central to his father’s political life and that the footage was found while archiving his work.