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Laker Airways DC-10 aircraft on airport tarmac with passenger boarding stairs and ground equipment visible

Laker Airways DC-10 aircraft on airport tarmac with passenger boarding stairs and ground equipment visible

A Laker Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide-body aircraft positioned on an airport tarmac with mobile passenger boarding stairs attached to the forward door. Ground support equipment and vehicles are visible around the aircraft, typical of airline operations during Laker Airways' operational period in the 1970s and early 1980s when Sir Freddie Laker pioneered low-cost transatlantic travel.

Laker Airways DC-10 McDonnell Douglas aircraft tarmac boarding stairs ground equipment Sir Freddie Laker aviation commercial airline 1970s 1980s

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