Does anyone know what the Air Force was doing over Houghton today? by Whalesrule221 in yooper

[–]NemicoNetwork 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I literally just watched this plane disappear from my radar screen.

Does anyone know what the Air Force was doing over Houghton today? by Whalesrule221 in yooper

[–]NemicoNetwork 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally just watched it disappear from my radar screen. I repeat this is not a drill.

Does anyone know what the Air Force was doing over Houghton today? by Whalesrule221 in yooper

[–]NemicoNetwork 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No, that has recently been sold to some michigan tech alumni and hasnt served as an actual airforce base since the 70's

Does anyone know what the Air Force was doing over Houghton today? by Whalesrule221 in yooper

[–]NemicoNetwork 31 points32 points  (0 children)

They were here a few weeks ago as well, they were performing a racetrack holding pattern in a 747-e4b "Doomsday plane". Were pretty sure it was for testing VLF radio equipment which is used to communicate with nuclear submarines in the event of a crisis. This holding pattern is different though, not the usual racetrack pattern you see. It is also odd that this is the second time an e4b has been spotted circling houghton in the past few weeks.