The E-6B Mercury is a special modification of the Boeing 707 civil airliner and is considered the deadliest American aircraft, although it does not even carry weapons.
The bird nearly destroyed the American doomsday plane. As a result, the aircraft made an emergency landing.
According to US media reports, the bird entered the air intake of the E-6B Mercury, known as the "Doomsday plane." The incident occurred in Virginia in early October, but it became known about it only now.
The plane took off from the US Navy Patuxent River airbase, but was soon forced to return. Landing was carried out on three engines. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
The US Navy classified the emergency as a "Class A incident." This also includes, for example, accidents, the damage from which exceeded two million dollars, or those in which military equipment was destroyed or people died.
In this case, class A was assigned in connection with the cost of repairing a damaged engine, says Military.com.
The E-6B Mercury “Doomsday Plane” is a special modification of the Boeing 707 civilian airliner. The aircraft is designed to transmit signals for the use of nuclear weapons from the high command to launch crews. The E-6B Mercury is considered the deadliest American aircraft, even though it does not even carry weapons.
Earlier, a columnist for the American edition said that it could become worse for the United States on Yom Kippur. According to him, a powerful electromagnetic pulse poses a greater threat to Washington than nuclear weapons or natural disasters, as it is capable of disabling global life support and control systems.
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