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White House: Trump Helicopter Makes Unscheduled UK Landing Due to 'Minor Hydraulic Issue'
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump switched helicopters after Marine One experienced a minor hydraulic issue during their UK visit, with no injuries reported, officials said.
- On Thursday, Marine One made an unscheduled landing due to a `minor hydraulic issue`, the White House said as it headed toward a London airport.
- Following a two-day state visit, the trip back from Chequers, country house of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, included a return leg to Stansted Airport after Wednesday's Windsor events.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that `due to a minor hydraulic issue`, pilots of Marine One landed at a local airfield out of caution.
- The Trumps safely boarded Air Force One to return to the U.S., with no injuries reported after the helicopter's precautionary landing near Stansted Airport.
- Officials noted the exact hydraulic fault in Marine One remains unclear after the Thursday emergency landing, as President Trump’s helicopter was forced to land at a local airfield due to a 'minor hydraulic issue'.
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The President of the United States, who was in the United Kingdom on a state visit, moved on a support helicopter that flew in formation and resumed the flight to reach the Air Force One plane in Stansted
US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were transferred to a support helicopter during a state visit to the British Sea, after President Marine One had a hydraulic defect. The pilots decided to land on a local airport of caution, and the presidential couple continued on their way to Stansted airport with a few minutes later.
Trump helicopter makes emergency landing with president aboard
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania's helicopter, Marine One, was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday as they prepared to leave the United Kingdom.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt provided details about the incident, stating, "Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of...
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