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McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft on airport tarmac, front view showing three engines and Laker Airways livery

McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft on airport tarmac, front view showing three engines and Laker Airways livery

A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide-body aircraft photographed from the front on an airport tarmac, displaying the characteristic three-engine configuration with engines under each wing and one mounted on the tail. This appears to be from Sir Freddie Laker's fleet during the Skytrain era, when Laker Airways revolutionized transatlantic air travel with low-cost flights in the 1970s.

DC-10 McDonnell Douglas Laker Airways Sir Freddie Laker Skytrain wide-body aircraft three-engine 1970s black and white photography airport tarmac commercial aviation

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