From the Washington Examiner: President Donald Trump‘s Marine One presidential helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing while traveling from Chequers to London‘s Stansted Airport.
Trump and first lady Melania Trump were aboard the helicopter as the first leg of their journey back to the United States after a state visit when the pilots made an unexpected landing.
“Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted airport,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “The president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter.”
Trump arrived roughly 20 minutes behind the traveling press pool, but the White House did not provide an explanation for the delay before Air Force One took off for Washington.
Marine One experienced a mechanical issue and had to put down at a small airport briefly before continuing to Stansted. Trump is now on AF1 over the Atlantic returning to the WH tonight. pic.twitter.com/TtZ0eqPGXU
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) September 18, 2025
President Trump and the First Lady later safely boarded Air Force One and are now en route back to the United States.
.@POTUS and @FLOTUS are officially wheels up from the UK — putting a wrap on their unprecedented second state visit to the country 🛫🇺🇸🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/qhwPyIm40o
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 18, 2025
Newsweek shared the following:
How Does Marine One Get to the UK?
Marine One—the call sign for any U.S. Marine Corps helicopter carrying the president—does not cross the Atlantic under its own power. Instead, helicopters such as the VH-3D Sea King and VH-60N White Hawk are dismantled and flown aboard large U.S. Air Force cargo planes, including the C-17 Globemaster III or the C-5 Galaxy, according to reporting by Business Insider. Once in-country, Marine Corps crews reassemble and test the helicopters to make sure the president has secure and reliable transportation abroad, with backup aircraft and maintenance teams deployed as well, according to AeroCorner.
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