AN airport was thrown into a state of full emergency twice within five hours yesterday after technical problems with RAF Tornados.
Emergency services were called to Teesside International Airport to attend planes from RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire.
The first incident happened at about 10am when a Tornado developed engine problems. Police and fire crews were called but the plane landed safely.
They were called out again at around 2.50pm when another Tornado developed a fuel leak. It was also able to land safely.
A spokesman for Teesside International Airport said: "Our staff and external agencies responded in the way you would expect and both planes landed safely."
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