Mike Pence's airplane returns to airport after striking bird

Sparks appear near the engine of Air Force 2, which carried US Vice President Mike Pence, as the plane strikes a bird during takeoff at Manchester. Credit: Reuters Photo

Vice President Mike Pence's airplane struck a bird on Tuesday upon takeoff from a New Hampshire airport, causing the pilot to return to the airport out of caution, the White House said.

Pence was returning to Washington from a campaign event at an airport hangar in nearby Gilford, New Hampshire.

When Air Force Two took off from the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, it struck a bird. A senior administration official, who was not authorised to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Vice President and his entourage were in no danger.

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