Overview
- A Beechcraft T-6 trainer transmitted the universal 7700 emergency squawk while flying over Liverpool on Monday, prompting immediate priority handling from air traffic control.
- The flight left RAF Valley in north Wales and was identified in reports as TEX2 ZM343 operating as RRR59/VYT59.
- The aircraft returned to RAF Valley and landed without further incident shortly before 09:20 BST, according to multiple local reports.
- Local coverage and an RAF comment cited a bird strike as the cause of the emergency, and the service said the aircraft landed with no injuries to the crew.
- The Ministry of Defence has been approached for further comment and any formal investigation or technical findings have not yet been published.