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Lancashire Evening Telegraph newspaper clipping from July 20, 1981 showing large vehicle for towing aircraft

Lancashire Evening Telegraph newspaper clipping from July 20, 1981 showing large vehicle for towing aircraft

A newspaper clipping from the Lancashire Evening Telegraph dated July 20, 1981, featuring an article titled 'Giant solution to a giant problem'. The article describes a 50-ton vehicle built by Church coachbuilders to tow aircraft, including 320-ton Laker airbuses on and off the runway at Belfast Airport.

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