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Old 21st Aug 2006, 16:58
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Lyneham Lad
 
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Wing and a prayer for £1m

Today's Telegraph Business News back page
"As well as getting Aer Lingus's float to fly, chairman John Sharman is trying to get Vulcan XH558 (pictured) airborne.
The Vulcan to the Sky Trust is looking for £1m to enable a fly-past of Buckingham Palace next year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict. Six of the bombers flew in the campaign.
Heading the project is ex-Cobham chairman, former Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight KCB.
With help from Sharman and ex-president of BAE Systems Sir Charles Masefield, the trust has so far managed to persuade chums at Honeywell, Rolls-Royce and other companies to lend them spare parts but still need funds to restore it to full flight - until it docks in a national museum in 10 years' time.
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