"A government plane carrying Pete Hegseth U-turned over the Atlantic Ocean and diverted to a British military base after its windshield cracked. The Secretary of Defense was returning to the US from Brussels on Wednesday, where he had met with other NATO defense ministers. However, 1 hour and 20 minutes into the flight, the Boeing C-32A turned around over the Atlantic. It was about 80 miles off the Irish coast when it changed course, per data from Flightradar24."
"It then flew about two hours to RAF Mildenhall, a Royal Air Force base about 20 miles from Cambridge that is now primarily used by the US Air Force. Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said the plane "made an unscheduled landing ... due to a crack in the aircraft windshield." "The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, is safe," he added."
Pete Hegseth's government plane made a U-turn over the Atlantic and diverted to RAF Mildenhall after the aircraft's windshield cracked about 1 hour and 20 minutes into the flight. The Boeing C-32A, approximately 80 miles off the Irish coast when it changed course, flew about two hours to the Royal Air Force base near Cambridge. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the plane made an unscheduled landing due to the crack and that everyone onboard, including Secretary Hegseth, was safe. A C-17 escort also diverted to Mildenhall and later returned to Joint Base Andrews. The cracked C-32A, registration 98-0002, remains at Mildenhall.
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