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Newspaper clipping from Crawley & District Observer July 29, 1981 featuring Sir Freddie Laker with aviation colleagues

Newspaper clipping from Crawley & District Observer July 29, 1981 featuring Sir Freddie Laker with aviation colleagues

A newspaper article from the Crawley & District Observer dated July 29, 1981, featuring Sir Freddie Laker alongside aviation veterans Sir Douglas Bader and Captain P.A. 'Mac' Mackenzie at the opening of Gatwick's new flight training centre. The article highlights the reunion of these three aviation legends who had known each other for over 30 years, with Sir Freddie described as the 'glamour boy of civil aviation' during the height of his Laker Airways operations.

Sir Freddie Laker newspaper clipping Gatwick Airport Douglas Bader flight training 1981 1980s Crawley & District Observer aviation history Laker Airways press coverage

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