US Military Plane Makes Emergency Landing Shannon Airport

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A US military transport plane has diverted to Shannon Airport this morning after declaring an emergency over the Atlantic.

The United States Air Force Hercules C130J aircraft, using the callsign HERKY-69, was en route from the US to an American air base at Ramstein in Germany at the time.

At around 6.15am, while the turboprop aircraft was still west of Ireland, the crew declared an emergency and requested clearance to divert to Shannon Airport.

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The crew confirmed they were experiencing a ‘pressurisation’ issue with their aircraft. It’s understood there were six personnel on board the flight.

Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Shannon and Ennis stations were mobilised to the airport along with two ambulances, a paramedic response car and local Gardaí.

The flight landed safely at 7.03am and was followed to its parking stand by airport and local authority fire crews.

Operations at Shannon Airport were not affected during the emergency.