70's LGW/LHR Pics

re sir fredey laker

dear friend
i am glad to say sir fredie laker is still with us and leaveing in the usa in fort laueradale exacley with his family and little fredie laker jnr and as far as the boeing 727 200 you so they are ex usa airways airgraft and owend by mr sir lakers usa airline ok
and they are still tradeing

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re sir fredey laker

dear friend
i am glad to say sir fredie laker is still with us and leaveing in the usa in fort laueradale exacley with his family and little fredie laker jnr and as far as the boeing 727 200 you so they are ex usa airways airgraft and owend by mr sir lakers usa airline ok
and they are still tradeing

It was not until the early 1990s that Laker, by now living in the Bahamas, got off the ground again, moving his operations base to Nassau, from where the airline still flies. For those of a certain age Sir Freddie Laker remains the acceptable face of capitalism, a big man who took on big business, burned brightly for a time, and failed gloriously, as all heroes eventually must.

Laker is also famous for his famous quote to fellow airline entrepreneurs Richard Branson and Stelios Haji-Ioannou to “sue the *******s”; this being a reference to the bullish tactics of British Airways to try and force the no-frills upstarts out of business.

As a tribute to Laker Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways later named one of its Boeing 747s The Spirit of Sir Freddie.

Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Laker“

Anyone know Sir Freddie’s Status Quo, or has he gone to the big Airport in the sky

Still kicking about apparently.

Interestingly: I saw 2 727-200’s in a bare metal scheme in Fort Lauderdale. They had a dark red/ burgundy window cheatline that expanded near the engines to fill the tail. The word LAKER was on the forward fuselage and a Bahamian flag on their tails.

Anyone know Sir Freddie’s Status Quo, or has he gone to the big Airport in the sky

Absolutely fantastic – Especially love the Laker ones.

The first pic very good

Absolutely Fantastic Pics!!! 😀
I love the way you have colour and black and white pics in there, gives a good contrast, dont have a favourite, love them all! 😀 🙂

Great stuff – especially the last one – wonder how often the Daks go into LGW and LHR nowadays!

I wonder also if the PIA B747 in the top piccy is still in service with them! Suppose its quite possable!