Trump’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ mobilised after peace plan rejected | World | News
It has been reported that the aircraft, also known as the “Doomsday plane,” made several loops above the Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on Monday, April 6.
The Boeing 747 is heavily modified and designed to survive nuclear blasts and electromagnetic pulses.
Flight tracking data has shown the the aircraft leaving Offutt at 10.17am ET and making at least six circles above. It soared off over Strahan, it has been reported.
The military base is also home to the fleet of E-4B jets, suggesting the flight is a routine exercise to ensure the craft is prepared for a real-world emergency.
The E-4B’s flight is generally part of standard training operations to keep pilots and mission crews on top of their skills.
The airspace south and southeast of Offutt is commonly used for exercises due to its lower civilian air traffic than the busier skies over Omaha and nearby commercial airports.
Many of the loops taken by the aircraft on Monday involved repeated low approaches to Offutt’s runways followed by immediate takeoffs, a maneuver known as a touch-and-go. These exercises help ensure pilots remain prepared to launch quickly if the aircraft is needed during a crisis, the Mail reported.
The exercise comes as Iran rejected a ceasefire proposal, which could have opened the path for an end to the war in the Middle East.
The Monday flight coincided with growing tensions in the Middle East, sparking theories that it could somehow be connected.
Trump threatened to rain “hell” on Tehran if it did not agree to a deal by Tuesday to reopen the vital route for global energy supplies.
Iranian state media reported on Monday that Tehran wants a permanent end to the conflict as it dismissed a plan put forward overnight by Pakistan who is mediating talks.
Pakistan’s proposal includes an immediate ceasefire followed by an agreement to permanently end the war.
The US and Israel have been in conflict with Iran since February 28, when the countries carried out joint strikes on several key Iranian sites. Iran has responded by closing a critical oil trade route and striking sites cross the Middle East, plunging the region into chaos.
