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1985 newspaper clipping from Oxford Mail reporting bankruptcy of Laker air jinx airline with Sir Freddie Laker

1985 newspaper clipping from Oxford Mail reporting bankruptcy of Laker air jinx airline with Sir Freddie Laker

A press clipping from the Oxford Mail dated January 9, 1985, with the headline 'Bankrupt! Laker air jinx strikes again'. The article reports on the bankruptcy of Florida-based Northeastern Airways, which had Sir Freddie Laker as a consultant director and lost £4m in its last trading year. This clipping documents another airline failure associated with Laker following the collapse of his original Laker Airways.

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