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McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft undergoing maintenance in hangar with technicians working on engines and scaffolding

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft undergoing maintenance in hangar with technicians working on engines and scaffolding

A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide-body aircraft undergoes heavy maintenance in a large hangar facility, with technicians working on the exposed jet engines using scaffolding and maintenance platforms. This type of aircraft was operated by Sir Freddie Laker's airline as part of his revolutionary low-cost Skytrain service that transformed transatlantic travel in the 1970s and early 1980s.

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