Hundreds Of Homebound Marines Stuck In N.H.
Hundreds Of Homebound Marines Stuck In N.H.
John McCain's Youngest Son Among Stranded Marines
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (WBZ) ― A plane carrying hundreds of Marines from Iraq to Maine was forced to make an unscheduled landing in New Hampshire early Monday morning.
One of them was Jimmy McCain, presidential candidate John McCain's youngest son.
A spokesperson at Pease International Airport in Portsmouth told WBZ a World Airways MD-11 with 300 Marines was flying from Iraq to Bangor, when high winds caused problems with the plane's air flaps around 2:30 a.m.
The plane landed at 3 a.m. No one was hurt. The crew was planning to re-fuel in Bangor before heading on to Camp Pendelton in San Diego, California.
Jimmy McCain has not spoken to reporters. There has been no comment yet from Sen. McCain or his campaign.
Wal-Mart and the Greenland House of Pizza have brought in food for the Marines. Whaleback, a local technology company, is providing free phone service for them so they can call their families. Children have also brought in gift baskets.
Families from Haverhill and West Roxbury have travelled to Portsmouth for the day for unexpected reunions with their loved ones.
It's not clear how long it will take to repair the plane.
Ellie