There was drama at Gatwick Airport yesterday as a plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

The Virgin Atlantic flight VS43 took off from the airport in West Sussex bound for Las Vegas but was forced to circle before turning back due to a fault with it’s landing gear.

Graham Foy witnessed the plane coming in to land:

It has been described as an ‘impressive-safe landing’ with only some passengers suffering minor injuries.

The runway was closed for several hours following the landing.