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Rare ‘Naked’ E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Spotted Flying In Texas
['Joseph Trevithick', 'Deputy Editor', 'Howard Altman', 'Tyler Rogoway', 'Thomas Newdick', 'Emma Helfrich']
The War Zone
Aviation photographer Tori Mae Fontana was kind enough to share pictures of the ‘naked’ E-4B with TWZ, which she captured as the aircraft left Meacham International Airport in Fort Worth yesterday.
Tori Mae Fontana“So it was here at International Aerospace Coatings (IAC),” Fontana told TWZ.
Tori Mae FontanaTori Mae FontanaBoeing, among others, have long used green-colored zinc chromate and other types of temporary coatings to protect the skins of unpainted planes, typically before delivery.
Three of the E-4Bs started their Air Force careers as E-4A Advanced Airborne Command Posts (AACP), which began entering service in the 1970s.
Special thanks again to Tori Mae Fontana for sharing the images of the ‘naked’ E-4B with us.
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