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'Doomsday Plane' Spotted Flying In CA: Reports
The plane is used for communications relay and as a strategic airborne command post.
A large military aircraft known as a "doomsday plane" was seen flying over California's Central Valley over the weekend, according to a Fox News report.
The plane — a nearly 150-foot-long Boeing E-6B Mercury — appeared to be flying low and making mock landings at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Sunday, according to the report.
The plane is used for communications relay and as a strategic airborne command post, allowing someone to direct a military action from above.
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"They can control the bombers, if the bombers are on alert, they can control the missiles, because the missiles are always on alert, and obviously they can control our ballistic missile submarines," Major General Garrison told Fox News. "It's all combined into one."
The plane's sighting comes amid the war between the United States and Iran.
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The war entered its 11th day on Tuesday with no end in sight as its effects rippled across the Middle East and beyond.
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AP News contributed to this report.
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