Professional portrait of young Sir Freddie Laker in suit and tie, 1940s-1960s studio photograph

A formal studio portrait of a young Sir Freddie Laker wearing a dark business suit with white shirt and patterned tie. This professional photograph from the 1940s-1960s captures Laker during his early career in aviation, before he founded the revolutionary budget airline Laker Airways that would later challenge the established transatlantic carriers.

Sir Freddie Laker portrait 1940s 1950s 1960s aviation pioneer business suit studio photograph young Freddie Laker aviation history

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Gallery: 1940s - 1960s
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Archive: Sir Freddie Laker Historical Society

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