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Military 'Doomsday Plane' Built To Withstand Nuclear War Brought Down By a Single Bird

The Navy’s “Doomsday Plane” meant to survive a nuclear attack was taken down by just a single bird earlier this month. The E-6B Mercury suffered millions of dollars of damage after a bird was sucked into one of the aircraft’s four engines while doing a “touch and go” manoeuvre, Military.com reports.

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Military 'Doomsday Plane' Built To Withstand Nuclear War Brought Down By a Single Bird

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