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Evening News editorial cartoon showing Laker Airways £10 transatlantic flight depicted as hot air balloon

A newspaper editorial cartoon by Cookson from the Evening News commenting on Laker Airways' revolutionary £10 transatlantic service. The cartoon depicts the low-cost flights as a hot air balloon labeled 'BY LAKER TO U.S.A £10' with the caption suggesting Sir Freddie Laker has achieved another aviation 'first'.

newspaper clipping editorial cartoon Laker Airways Sir Freddie Laker transatlantic flights £10 fare Evening News Cookson cartoon low-cost aviation hot air balloon 1970s

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