Five passengers in traditional African dress standing on aircraft stairs of Sierra Leone Airways plane, 1960s

A black and white photograph showing five passengers in traditional African attire posing on the boarding stairs of a Sierra Leone Airways aircraft. This image captures the early days of African commercial aviation during the 1960s, when airlines like Sierra Leone Airways were establishing vital connections across West Africa, coinciding with the period when Sir Freddie Laker was developing his expertise in charter operations.

Sierra Leone Airways African passengers 1960s commercial aviation West Africa traditional dress aircraft stairs charter operations black and white photography

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

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