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French aviation magazine spread showing aircraft nose maintenance with colorful livery and ground crew working

French aviation magazine spread showing aircraft nose maintenance with colorful livery and ground crew working

A French aviation magazine article from 1981 featuring aircraft maintenance operations. The main image shows the distinctive nose section of an aircraft with colorful striped livery being serviced in a hangar, with a smaller inset photo of ground maintenance crew at work. This appears to be coverage of airline operations during the period when Laker Airways was revolutionizing low-cost transatlantic travel.

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