Sir Freddie Laker shirtless at ship's wheel on yacht in Mediterranean waters, wearing sunglasses and gold chain, 1970s

Sir Freddie Laker, founder of Laker Airways, relaxes at the helm of a yacht during a leisure trip to Majorca in the late 1970s or early 1980s. This candid photograph shows the aviation entrepreneur enjoying downtime from his groundbreaking work in affordable air travel, capturing him in a rare moment away from the pressures of running his revolutionary Skytrain service.