Saturday, June 24, 2017

Two U.S. Military 'Doomsday Planes' Damaged By Tornado

The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post © Keith Allison / Wikipedia

NBC: U.S. Military’s Vital ‘Doomsday Planes’ Damaged in Tornado

WASHINGTON — Two of the U.S. Military's E-4B planes — commonly called the "Doomsday Plane" — were damaged and knocked out of service recently in a tornado at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, according to two U.S. military officials.

The E-4B is the military's National Airborne Operations Center and if there is a national emergency or attack, the plane would serve as the command and control hub for the president, secretary of defense and joint chiefs.

The planes were damaged on June 16, the officials said. The military has four E4-Bs in the fleet so now half of the fleet is not operational.

The officials said the mission can still be accomplished with the two aircraft grounded.

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More News On Two U.S. Military 'Doomsday Planes' Being Damaged By A Tornado

Two USAF E-4B "Doomsday Planes" Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base -- The Drive
Air Force Says Tornado Damaged 2 'Doomsday' 747s -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
Air Force 'doomsday' planes damaged in tornado -- CNN
Tornado damaged two U.S. Air Force E-4B 'doomsday' planes -- UPI
Pentagon’s nuke-proof ‘Doomsday’ planes damaged by tornado -- Japan Times/AFP
Heavy tornado cripples 2 US ‘Doomsday Planes’ -- RT
Tornado damaged at least 10 jets as it tore through Offutt Air Force Base -- Omaha World Herald

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