Laker Airways aircraft with Union Jack livery in hangar with three people on boarding stairs, viewed through porthole

A Laker Airways aircraft featuring the distinctive Union Jack livery sits in a hangar with three people posed on boarding stairs. This photograph from the Laker Skytrain era captures the red, white and blue color scheme that made Laker Airways aircraft instantly recognizable during Sir Freddie Laker's pioneering low-cost transatlantic service.

Laker Airways aircraft Union Jack livery hangar boarding stairs Laker Skytrain Sir Freddie Laker 1970s aviation history low-cost airline transatlantic service porthole view

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