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Telegram dated February 6, 1982 to Sir Freddie Laker at Gatwick Airport expressing sympathy for serious problems

Telegram dated February 6, 1982 to Sir Freddie Laker at Gatwick Airport expressing sympathy for serious problems

A Western Union telegram dated February 6, 1982, addressed to Sir Freddie Laker at Gatwick Airport Brighton. The message from Roger Brown expresses 'deepest sympathy your serious problems,' likely referring to Laker Airways' financial difficulties that led to the airline's collapse in early 1982. This document represents correspondence during the final days of Sir Freddie Laker's pioneering low-cost Skytrain service.

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