US EditionCracked Windshield in Hegseth's Plane Prompts 'Unscheduled Landing' in UK
The Boeing C-32 carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth diverted to RAF Mildenhall after a windshield crack triggered a depressurization protocol, with all onboard confirmed safe.
- On Wednesday, a U.S. military plane carrying United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom after a crack was found in the aircraft windshield while returning from the NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels.
- Pilots reported a crack and initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet after the Boeing C-32A transmitted a 7700 squawk code signaling a general emergency.
- Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said `The plane landed based on standard procedures` and confirmed all passengers and crew, including Secretary Pete Hegseth, are safe.
- Following the unscheduled landing, Pete Hegseth later continued home aboard Air Force One, arriving slightly behind schedule while Pentagon maintenance crews arranged windshield replacement.
- At NATO, Pete Hegseth urged allies to boost support for Ukraine, noting $2 billion pledged under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List and pressing to turn a 5% defense-spending rise into action.
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The plane on which US Secretary of State for Defense Pete Hegsett was traveling from Brussels made an unplanned landing in Great Britain today due to a broken window, said the Pentagon spokesman.
In the middle of a flight to the USA, there is an incident. On board is the U.S. Secretary of Defense. There is a stopover.
Cracked Windscreen Forces Plane Carrying Hegseth to Make Emergency Landing
The plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was forced to make an emergency landing at a joint U.K.-U.S. airbase in the United Kingdom after the plane’s windscreen cracked. The secretary was traveling back to the United States from Brussels at the time of the incident. He had attended a NATO meeting with allies to discuss members meeting their financial commitment and support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia. Pentagon spokesman Sean Par…
Flight Tracker showed an emergency signal southwest of Ireland: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Boeing 757 made an unplanned stop in the UK. It's not the first incident of this kind.
The way back from the NATO meeting in Brussels is not going smoothly for Pete Hegseth. In the UK, his plane has to land in between unplanned. Previously, he had made remarkable announcements in front of his counterparts towards the Kremlin.
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