Washington, September 23: 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. Donald Trump Says Will Announce His Supreme Court Nominee to Fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Seat on September 26.

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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