LONDON, England: The flight carrying United States (US) Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, landed at a military airport in Britain on Wednesday evening after declaring an emergency, according to aircraft surveillance platform, ADS-B Exchange, as reported by Xinhua.
Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, confirmed on social media platform X that the “unscheduled landing” was caused by “a crack in the aircraft windshield”.
He added: “The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe.”
The flight, SAM 153, was flying over the North Atlantic before turning back to Britain.
The flight was en route back to the US from NATO’s defence ministers’ meeting in Belgium, said Parnell. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
