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Newspaper clipping from Skyport showing 'Fly Past' column with vintage Finnair Caravelle aircraft photo at airport

Newspaper clipping from Skyport showing 'Fly Past' column with vintage Finnair Caravelle aircraft photo at airport

A newspaper article from Skyport magazine dated March 28, 2008, featuring Barry Dix's 'Fly Past' column titled 'Shape of things to come.' The article discusses beautiful aircraft designs and includes a vintage photograph of a Finnair Sud Aviation Caravelle at an airport terminal. This connects to Sir Freddie Laker's era when the Caravelle was a prominent jet airliner competing in the same market as Laker Airways.

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