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Home » News » Air Force Two Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike
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Air Force Two Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 23, 2020September 23, 2020 7 Comments

Air Force Two Bird Strike

Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Mike Pence, was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird strike shortly after takeoff.

Air Force Two Bird Strike

The incident occurred shortly after takeoff last night in Manchester, New Hampshire, where the Vice President was campaigning. After taking off at 7:30pm ET, the plane, a modified Boeing 757, struck at least one bird.

An onlooker captured video of the bird strike and resulting smoke and sparks the flew from the right engine:

After returning to Manchester Airport (MHT), the crew…and the Vice President…stepped off the aircraft to inspect the damage. Shortly thereafter, Pence stepped back on the aircraft to await alternate travel arrangements.

Daniel Cerritos, a student pilot, captured the video above. He told WMUR:

“I asked everyone around me if anyone caught that and everyone said, ‘No.’ They didn’t. So then, I looked back at the video, and it actually shows what appears to be a bird ingested into the engine of the aircraft.”

Meanwhile, Pence and his entourage eventually took a cargo plane back to Joint Base Andrews just outside of Washington, DC.

CONCLUSION

Bird strikes are not a rare occurrence–on average, 39 occur per day–but are rare for Air Force Two. The 757 is currently not airworthy and undergoing repairs in New Hampshire.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. Doublewidesfly Reply
    September 23, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    Damn, evil wins again
    The world was almost a better place!

    • Joe Reply
      September 23, 2020 at 1:54 pm

      Yes, sadly Mike Pence, probably the most polite and mellow guy in politics didn’t die in a plane crash. The world would be so better off without his filthy disgusting live-and-let live attitude and easy-going personality.

      The world is way better off with people like you.

      • Doublewidesburned Reply
        September 23, 2020 at 2:01 pm

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States

    • emercycrite Reply
      September 24, 2020 at 4:29 am

      What a shame.

  2. DEE Reply
    September 23, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    doublewidesfly ur TRUW BRAINDEAD LIBERAL IDIOT..SHAME ON YOU

    • UA-NYC Reply
      September 23, 2020 at 7:17 pm

      DEE/dee/dot – your grammar & spelling is getting more terrible by the day…maybe you should stick to the QAnon fan sites?

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