US military plane makes emergency landing at Shannon

A US military plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

US military plane makes emergency landing at Shannon
Tue, 12 Jul, 2011 - 16:47

A US military plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport.

The C 130 Hercules was en route from Italy to the Mid West when it developed technical problems.

The pilots contacted air traffic control at Shannon and the emergency services were scrambled to the runway, however the aircraft landed safely shortly after half two.

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