Education of the Mind: TIL in the 1980s, billionaire Congo dictator Mobutu Sese Seko had a palace with a large airport constructed in a remote jungle region, and chartered the Mach 2 Concorde airliner to fly from this airstrip to France for lavish shopping trips. The airfield has gradually fallen into ruins.

Sunday, July 16, 2017

TIL in the 1980s, billionaire Congo dictator Mobutu Sese Seko had a palace with a large airport constructed in a remote jungle region, and chartered the Mach 2 Concorde airliner to fly from this airstrip to France for lavish shopping trips. The airfield has gradually fallen into ruins.

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