The US Doomsday plane has arrived at an air base near Washington

The American Boeing E-4 Nightwatch aircraft, known as the "Doomsday Plane," has arrived at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. This was reported on June 18 by the Daily Mail agency.

It is noted that the plane took off from Bossier City at 17:56 eastern time (12:56 GMT), flew along the coast and around the border of Virginia and North Carolina and landed at joint base Andrews at 22:01 (17:01 GMT).

It is specified that the same aircraft was used by the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The vessel was specially designed for the event of a nuclear war. Currently in the arsenal of the Air Force The United States has four such aircraft, the agency writes.

The arrival of the plane at the base caused a lot of discussion on the Web, while some observers suggested that the mission could be related to the increased security measures of the American leader amid the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, the publication says.

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