Air Force Two carrying Mike Pence forced to emergency land
Air Force Two with Mike Pence onboard was forced to make an emergency landing after a suspected bird strike.
The plane carrying the vice president was forced to return to a New Hampshire airport shortly after taking off for Washington D.C.
The vice president was leaving the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport when the jet hit a bird, according to CNN.
@WMUR9 @foxnewsalert @NECN Air Force Two bird strike after departing @flymanchester to D.C pic.twitter.com/v86lJ29RV7
— Daniel Cerritos (@Theyoshifan200) September 22, 2020
Pence was not hurt.
WH official tells me Air Force Two hit a bird and they returned out of an abundance of caution. https://t.co/OWMKNfjrNH
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 22, 2020
The vice president and his staff will now reportedly return to Washington D.C on a cargo plane.