A specially designed 'nuke-proof' plane has been sent to the UK from the US landing in a RAF base in Suffolk. The tailored Boeing 747 known as the Boeing ...
Its windows are reported to have wire mesh to keep them intact, while equipment and wiring on board are hardened and there is thermal and nuclear shielding in the event of a blast. It can hold a crew of 112 people and can fly for 12 hours without landing, – while aerial refuelling means it can stay in the air for days. It's official name is the Nightwing and it can be sued as a war room or aerial command post if required.
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