Command and control plane that operates as a continuity of government center in case of nuclear war or government incapacitated for whatever reason.
If DC got nuked and they have no idea where president or VP is and have to make strategic military decisions it comes from there.
It’s just a redundancy. One of many backups in case of some sort of national emergency. They have no set schedule, sometimes they are up for a reason; sometimes they are up because it’s scheduled. There is always one fully fueled and crew on alert somewhere.
Same principle as a nuclear missile sub. It’s a moving target and hard to find.
Doomsday plane is an unofficial denomination of a class of aircraft which is used as an airborne command post in an event of nuclear war, disaster or other large scale conflict that threatens key military and government infrastructure.
not the first time a doomsday plane used that callsign... ive seen it several times over the past 6 months. most likely the same pilot and he is just a star wars fan
Forgive the dumb question, but what is a Doomsday plane?
Command and control plane that operates as a continuity of government center in case of nuclear war or government incapacitated for whatever reason.
If DC got nuked and they have no idea where president or VP is and have to make strategic military decisions it comes from there.
It’s just a redundancy. One of many backups in case of some sort of national emergency. They have no set schedule, sometimes they are up for a reason; sometimes they are up because it’s scheduled. There is always one fully fueled and crew on alert somewhere.
Same principle as a nuclear missile sub. It’s a moving target and hard to find.
Wow! That was super informative, thank you!!!
Doomsday plane is an unofficial denomination of a class of aircraft which is used as an airborne command post in an event of nuclear war, disaster or other large scale conflict that threatens key military and government infrastructure.
Gotcha! Thank you!!!
not the first time a doomsday plane used that callsign... ive seen it several times over the past 6 months. most likely the same pilot and he is just a star wars fan
Why were you downvoted?
OP prolly didnt like my take on the conclusion he jumped to
Ha! Well I believe we call those types of people snowflakes! ❄️ 🤣