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| Fuel leak cancels Avro Vulcan at weekend airshows | Fuel leak cancels Avro Vulcan at weekend airshows |
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| Plans to fly a restored bomber plane at several airshows have been cancelled over a "technical problem", its operators said. | Plans to fly a restored bomber plane at several airshows have been cancelled over a "technical problem", its operators said. |
| The Avro Vuclan XH558 was scheduled to fly as part of weekend airshows in Bournemouth, Dawlish, Oxford and Shoreham. | |
| The 59-year-old craft has developed a fuel leak in its tank. | The 59-year-old craft has developed a fuel leak in its tank. |
| It is managed by charitable group Vulcan To The Sky Trust, which is now repairing the plane. | It is managed by charitable group Vulcan To The Sky Trust, which is now repairing the plane. |
| Andrew Edmondson, from the trust, said: "We have every confidence that the problem is temporary. | Andrew Edmondson, from the trust, said: "We have every confidence that the problem is temporary. |
| "We have a 'safety first' policy which means we only ever fly the Vulcan if she is fully serviceable." | "We have a 'safety first' policy which means we only ever fly the Vulcan if she is fully serviceable." |
| Mr Edmonson said it costs around £2m a year to fly the XH559, and relies on fundraising and income from airshow appearances to fund it. | Mr Edmonson said it costs around £2m a year to fly the XH559, and relies on fundraising and income from airshow appearances to fund it. |
| The XH558 first flew in 1952, and its restoration began in 1997 at a total cost of £7m. | |
| It has been appearing at UK airshows since 2008. | It has been appearing at UK airshows since 2008. |