❓WHAT HAPPENED: A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, has made a successful emergency landing in the United Kingdom after its windshield cracked in midair.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, other passengers, and crew.
📍WHEN & WHERE: October 15, 2025, over the Atlantic Ocean.
🎯IMPACT: The plane dropped to just 10,000 feet before reversing its flight path and heading to the United Kingdom.
A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth from the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, suffered a cracked windshield on the western Atlantic coast of the United Kingdom and had to make an emergency landing.
The plane dropped to just 10,000 feet before reversing its flight path and diverting to the United Kingdom. Fortunately, the War Secretary, his staff, and crew members all landed safely.
BREAKING: Hegseth and staff safe after plane developed a crack in the aircraft windshield.
They’ve landed in the UK and will change planes now.
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— Raheem J. Kassam (@RaheemKassam) October 15, 2025
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