The infamous doomsday plane that cost a reported £150million each were designed to help US leaders continue their war efforts after a nuclear blast
Kieren WilliamsNews
24 Mar 2022
A doomsday plane that was designed to be an airborne base for the US during nuclear war has been spotted flying over Britain.
The Boeing 747 E4-B aircraft can remain in the air for days, and even withstand the electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear blast.
Washington has maintained a fleet of the £150million planes since the Cold War, with the intent of using them as mobile bases if a war did turn nuclear.
At least one of the massive jets are kept ready to take off 24/7.
The plane, known as the ‘Flying Pentagon’ would house senior military personnel and the defence secretary and was spotted taking off from the US as apart of the convoy shuttling the president over to Europe.
Keen-eyed plane watchers spotted the plane, the GRIM99: Nightwatch, taking off to support Joe Biden’s visit to Europe.
Biden flew over in Air Force One to take part in what could be vital summits that are due to last four days.
The airborne command post is a mobile war room, brimming with military strategists and analysts who, in a worse case scenario, would help guide Biden through the early days of nuclear war.
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