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| Canadian Lancaster Bomber grounded ahead of Bournemouth Air Festival | Canadian Lancaster Bomber grounded ahead of Bournemouth Air Festival |
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| Displays by the last two airworthy Lancaster bombers from World War Two have been cancelled after one suffered engine problems. | Displays by the last two airworthy Lancaster bombers from World War Two have been cancelled after one suffered engine problems. |
| A Canadian Lancaster, currently on a UK tour, performed an engine shutdown during a flight in County Durham. | A Canadian Lancaster, currently on a UK tour, performed an engine shutdown during a flight in County Durham. |
| Its owners said it landed safely at at Durham Tees Valley airport following the "precautionary" shutdown. | Its owners said it landed safely at at Durham Tees Valley airport following the "precautionary" shutdown. |
| It had been due to fly to Bournemouth to take part in weekend displays with an RAF Lancaster bomber. | It had been due to fly to Bournemouth to take part in weekend displays with an RAF Lancaster bomber. |
| An airport spokesman said the plane had experienced an "issue" with one of its engines as it was approaching the runway at the end of a 30-minute demonstration flight for invited guests. | |
| "The aircraft landed safely and nobody was injured and it taxied to stand. | |
| "The Lancaster has been returned to the hangar and engineers are conducting tests to determine the cause of the fault," he added. | |
| The last remaining flying Lancasters - owned by the RAF Battle of Britain Flight and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - were due to fly at the Bournemouth Air Festival as well as the Shoreham Air Show as part of a two-month UK tour by the Canadian aircraft. | The last remaining flying Lancasters - owned by the RAF Battle of Britain Flight and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - were due to fly at the Bournemouth Air Festival as well as the Shoreham Air Show as part of a two-month UK tour by the Canadian aircraft. |
| There were over 7,000 of the type of aircraft produced between 1941 and 1946. | There were over 7,000 of the type of aircraft produced between 1941 and 1946. |
| A statement from Bournemouth Air Festival said: "We share the disappointment of all the Canadian Lancaster fans but we understand that she is over 70 years old and these sort of things can and do happen. | A statement from Bournemouth Air Festival said: "We share the disappointment of all the Canadian Lancaster fans but we understand that she is over 70 years old and these sort of things can and do happen. |
| "We hope she's airworthy again soon." | "We hope she's airworthy again soon." |