Boeing E-4B Nightwatch - 73-1676 - USAF

Callsign: GORDO 01
Squadron: 595th Command and Control Group

This was the first time an E-B Nightwatch has attended an airshow outside of America. Known as the Doomsday plane, it is an Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP) that follows the US President around the world (but never lands in the same place) in the event the President needs to escape and orchestrate war from the air. The fleet of four are fitted with 42 communication systems and are built to withstand a nuclear attack and stay airbourne for 3 days, although with the air refueling capability it could technically stay airbourne for over a week...

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