The U.S. Government Has Four 'Doomsday' Planes

Boeing E-4B NAOC(Image from Strategic Air Command)

Inside The President’s ‘Doomsday’ Planes -- New York Post

America has a doomsday plane. Actually it has four of them. But the US government does not — repeat, DOES NOT — talk openly about its doomsday planes.



The doomsday plane is like a mirror to Air Force One — a great big flying working office for the president and his or her staff.



But while Air Force One is your everyday, garden variety kind of presidential flying office, the doomsday plane is built and equipped to keep the US government running in the event of a nuclear war or other disaster.



Here’s some of the stuff we know about it:



It’s a converted 747 called an E-4B, also referred to as the “National Airborne Operations Center” when it’s called into action, which reportedly last happened on September 11, 2001.



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My Comment: I would go nuts if I had to spend a week flying around without touching the ground (I go nuts on the New York to Beijing non-stop flight) Then again .... if I am in such a plane and we are flying in the air without touching ground for a week .... it would tell me that some serious s__t is happening.