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Newspaper clipping with headline 'FLYING SAUCERS HIT JACKPOT' about rush to buy Laker Airways memorabilia in 1982

A newspaper clipping from The People dated February 14, 1982, featuring an article about the rush to purchase Laker Airways memorabilia following the airline's collapse. The headline reads 'FLYING SAUCERS HIT JACKPOT' with a subheading 'Rush to buy the Laker china', documenting how collectors scrambled to acquire items from Sir Freddie Laker's defunct airline.

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