The Sir Freddie Laker Historical Society
Black and white photograph of Channel Air Bridge Carvair aircraft on tarmac, vintage aviation promotional image

Black and white photograph of Channel Air Bridge Carvair aircraft on tarmac, vintage aviation promotional image

This black and white photograph shows a Channel Air Bridge Carvair aircraft, a modified Douglas DC-4 designed for car ferry services across the English Channel. The image appears to be from the 1960s and represents the type of innovative aviation services that preceded Sir Freddie Laker's revolutionary low-cost airline concepts.

Channel Air Bridge Carvair Douglas DC-4 car ferry aircraft vintage aviation 1960s English Channel aviation history black and white photograph

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