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Business document dated May 26, 1993 describing Laker Airways liquidation and 'Crash Landing' operation details

A 1993 business document detailing the secret liquidation operation of Laker Airways, codenamed 'Crash Landing,' orchestrated by Dennis Kitching and Bill Mackie of Ernst & Whinney accounting firm. The document includes Sir Freddie Laker's firsthand account of discovering the airline's collapse when summoned to Midland Bank, describing his final flight aboard a Laker Airways DC-10 Skytrain from New York to London.

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