The plane was the second most tracked in the world on Flightradar24
A US military plane has declared a mid-air emergency over the UK.
The Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker, which is a military adaption of the Boeing 707, left from RAF Mildenhall at 09:53 this morning.
The plane flew out across East Anglia and over the North Sea before doing a number of loops before heading back to the UK.
During the flight, the plane squawked 7700, meaning to declare a mid-air emergency.
The plane has since landed back at RAF Mildenhall after doing a number of loops.
It is not known yet the reason for declaring a mid-air emergency, although these kind of incidents are fairly common and could be anything from a technical issue to a sick member of personnel.
The Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker is an American military aerial refuelling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner.
The plane was the second most tracked in the world on Flightradar24 at the time of flying.
You can see a playback of the route here.
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