In pictures: Concorde crash

Emergency teams were quick to arrive at the scene outside Paris where an Air France Concorde crashed, killing all passengers and crew.

This picture by an amateur photographer was flashed around the world

A French gendarme looks at the smouldering pile of charred wood, twisted metal and cement left behind

Rescue helicopters were quickly on the scene

A huge plume of black smoke could be seen for miles

Two massive ruts were gouged out of the field

The crash caused widespread devastation on the ground

The plane slammed into a hotel, leaving parts of it in rubble and in flames

Firemen fought to bring the flames under control

The hotel smoulders hours after the crash