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2025-11-29 -Land of the Free

Navy's 'Doomsday plane' vanishes over the Atlantic during mysterious mission

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-11-29 01:01|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1782 views ] Top

1 Imagine this plane in the wrong hands.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-11-29 02:13|| 2025-11-29 02:13|| Front Page Top

2 Those planes are already in the wrong hands.

Posted by chris 2025-11-29 06:31|| 2025-11-29 06:31|| Front Page Top

3 They are based out of Oklahoma and Maryland. My brother flew them. I never understood why there was an Oklahoma base.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-11-29 08:48|| 2025-11-29 08:48|| Front Page Top

4 I never understood why there was an Oklahoma base.

"Oklahoma's strategic location and favorable conditions made it an ideal site for military airbases. In 1940, Oklahoma City leaders offered a 480-acre site with an option for 960 additional acres to the War Department for a maintenance and supply depot, which was officially awarded on April 8, 1941 The region's flat landscape, minimal obstructions, and over 300 days of favorable flying weather per year made it perfect for training and operations The base, initially named the Midwest Air Depot, was renamed Tinker Field in October 1942 to honor Major General Clarence L. Tinker, an Osage native and the first Native American major general in U.S. Army history, who died during a mission in World War II The area's significance grew during World War II, with the base repairing B-24 and B-17 bombers and fitting B-29s for combat, while the nearby Douglas Aircraft plant produced half of the C-47 Skytrains used in the war The base's importance continued through the Cold War and beyond, hosting major aircraft like the B-52, C-141, C-5, and later the C-17 Globemaster III at Altus AFB, and serving as the home of the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, which manages global maintenance for aircraft, engines, and avionics The presence of multiple military missions, including Navy strategic communications and air refueling units, further solidified Oklahoma's role in national defense"

Posted by Skidmark 2025-11-29 09:07|| 2025-11-29 09:07|| Front Page Top

5 I understand that Oklahoma is a fine place. It is not ideal for Naval aviation as a hub for Pacific communications to submarines. Perhaps basing in Hawaii would save gas.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-11-29 10:08|| 2025-11-29 10:08|| Front Page Top

6 Evidently, the disappearance is normal for a subset of TACAMO flights. They will return to Maryland fine.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-11-29 10:59|| 2025-11-29 10:59|| Front Page Top

7 Turning off a transponder (at one time called "IFF") does not make the aircraft disappear. It just stops responding to radar inquiries.

Or maybe Wonder Woman is now USN?

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2025-11-29 23:16|| 2025-11-29 23:16|| Front Page Top

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