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Sir Freddie Laker standing beside DC-10 jet engine during maintenance in aircraft hangar

Sir Freddie Laker poses in his characteristic striped trousers beside a large jet engine removed from a DC-10 aircraft during maintenance. The photograph shows the aviation entrepreneur in an aircraft hangar, highlighting his hands-on approach to airline operations and the technical aspects of running Laker Airways.

Sir Freddie Laker DC-10 jet engine aircraft maintenance hangar Laker Airways aviation entrepreneur striped trousers 1970s airline operations

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