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Newspaper clipping from Troon & Prestwick Times, September 18 1981, showing Sir Freddie Laker with Prestwick aircraft

Newspaper clipping from Troon & Prestwick Times, September 18 1981, showing Sir Freddie Laker with Prestwick aircraft

A newspaper article from the Troon & Prestwick Times dated September 18, 1981, featuring Sir Freddie Laker standing beside a Laker Airways aircraft at Prestwick Airport. The headline reads 'FREDDIE HOISTS THE FLAG?' and discusses Laker Airways potentially taking over British Airways' withdrawn services from Prestwick Airport, including the crucial New York route.

Sir Freddie Laker Laker Airways Prestwick Airport newspaper clipping 1981 1980s British Airways New York route aviation news press coverage

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