# Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey over missile threat 2026-08-13T04:15:26+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets US President Donald Trump was secretly moved to a smaller military aircraft in Turkey on July 8 after the Secret Service received a credible and imminent threat of a shoulder-fired missile attack, according to Reuters. Trump and a small group of aides were shuttled via a catering truck to a C-32A jet, while the larger Air Force One continued as a decoy with journalists and staff aboard. The Washington Post reported that the CIA deemed the underlying intelligence from Israel 'not compelling enough', though the Secret Service chose not to take chances. Trump flew to Britain without incident. ## Coverage - ndtv.com - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Air Force One, missile threat, NATO summit, Secret Service, Trump, Turkey Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/trump-switched-planes-in-turkey-over-credible-missile-threat/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/trump-switched-planes-in-turkey-over-credible-missile-threat/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.