JUST IN: Plane Carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Makes Emergency Landing in the UK Due to Cracked Windshield
A plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing in the United Kingdom due to a cracked windshield.
“On the way back to the United States from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Secretary of War Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield,” Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson said.
“The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe,” he added.
On the way back to the United States from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Secretary of War Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom due to a crack in the aircraft windshield. The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including…
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW) October 15, 2025
The plane dropped to 10,000 feet before landing in the UK.
The aircraft carrying Secretary Hegseth left Belgium and later declared an emergency (#7700) turning around over the Atlantic, heading back to the UK. https://t.co/yd6AezOkRj pic.twitter.com/E3jZpdNkoF
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) October 15, 2025
Hegseth’s plane landed at RAF Mildenhall in England.
Secretary Hegseth’s SAM 153 aircraft has landed at RAF Mildenhall. A C-17 backup aircraft that accompanied him to Belgium also diverted to Mildenhall and will likely pick him up and bring him back to the USA. pic.twitter.com/jHha4OBKPh
— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) October 15, 2025
Fox News reported:
An aircraft carrying War Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly made an unscheduled landing Wednesday afternoon in the United Kingdom.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media that on the way back to the U.S. from NATO’s Defense Ministers meeting, Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom “due to a crack in the aircraft windshield.”
The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Hegseth, is safe, according to Parnell.
The Boeing aircraft descended to 10,000 feet, a standard emergency altitude following a possible cabin depressurization, according to flight tracking data.
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