Press pool for Biden's Minnesota visit switches aircraft after hearing "bang," seeing "smoke"
MINNEAPOLIS — The press covering President Joe Biden's Minnesota visit had to switch aircraft at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport following his arrival.
"Shortly after our osprey took off poolers heard a bang and smelled smoke. Our chopper landed and we are now switching aircraft," officials said.
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The press fly in the Ospreys when Biden flies in a helicopter to a destination instead of motorcade.
The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft used to move troops and supplies. It can take off and land like a helicopter, but can also fly like a plane.
This is not the first time an Osprey has had technical problems.
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In August, an Osprey crash killed three U.S. marines and injured 20 others. Before that crash, there had been five fatal crashes of Marine Ospreys since 2012, causing a total of 16 deaths.
Biden landed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport at 1:26 local time.
He announced billions in investments for rule communities throughout the country.
