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US Air Force plane scrambled over English coast for 'special air mission'

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Air Force plane on what's been called a "special air mission" has been spotted over the coast of England on Friday morning (April 15).

The Boeing C-40B was recorded flying eastwards over Tendring at an altitude of 31,000 feet after taking off from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, USA, and landed at Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands.Designed as an "office in the sky", the C-40B is used by the United States Air Force to ferry government and senior military leaders around the world and is reportedly based on the commercial Boeing 737-700 business jet.The C-40B can engage 27,000 pounds of thrust and reach a cruising speed of 322mph.

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