U.S. WC-135 Nuclear Sniffer Plane Left UK, Heading Towards Norway and the Barents Sea

February 23rd, 2017

Via: The Aviationist:

The WC-135 Constant Phoenix has launched from RAF Mildenhall earlier today for a mission towards northern Europe and the Barents Sea. Interestingly, an RC-135W spyplane has launched from the same base on the same route. What’s their mission?

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Whereas it was not the first time the Constant Phoenix visited the British airbase, the deployment to the UK amidst growing concern about an alleged spike in iodine levels recorded in northern Europe fueled speculations that the WC-135 might be tasked with investigating the reason behind the released Iodine-131.

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One Response to “U.S. WC-135 Nuclear Sniffer Plane Left UK, Heading Towards Norway and the Barents Sea”

  1. Dennis says:
    February 24, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    I know little about reactor design, but wondered if the following might be related:

    http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/766212/Nuclear-warning-royal-navy-submarines-grounded-crack-reactor

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