An aircraft carrying Vice President Mike Pence, known as Air Force Two, was forced to turn back and land after it reportedly collided with a bird over New Hampshire shortly after take-off.
The plane struck a bird soon after taking off from New Hampshire’s Manchester Airport on Tuesday following a Trump campaign event, a White House official told NPR’s Tamara Keith, adding that “out of abundance of caution, Air Force 2 returned safely back to Manchester.”
A White House official confirms to me that “upon takeoff, Air Force Two struck a bird. Out of abundance of caution, Air Force 2 returned safely back to Manchester.”
— Tamara Keith (@tamarakeithNPR) September 22, 2020
#BREAKING Air Force 2 carrying @VP Mike Pence back to Washington from today’s events in NH strikes what is to believed to be a bird shortly after takeoff from MHT. The aircraft has since returned and landed safely. pic.twitter.com/6DPWog1qzw
— Michael Apollo (@MichaelJApollo) September 22, 2020
An aide to the vice president said Pence and his staff would travel back to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on a separate plane typically used for White House cargo, according to pool reporter Daniella Diaz. There were no reports of injuries or damage to the plane in the collision.
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