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Friday, September 21, 2018

Boeing E-6 Mercury, Natrona County International Airport.


This is a U.S. Navy Boeing E-6 Mercury at the Natrona County International Airport.

The Mercury is an electronics command and relay aircraft that's associated with ballistic submarines.  In other words, it has a role in communications for the nation's nuclear arsenal.  It's based on Boeing's 707.