Interesting visitors to the area due to the hurricane coming to Florida over Labor Day. This one I have seen before, which is a Boeing E-4. It is one of four I believe and is designed as an aerial command post. It also has the nickname of "The Doomsday Plane" as it is made to survive nuclear attack.
The plane to the left is a C-130. One of the oldest transports in the Air Force, this four engine turboprop aircraft has a long and distinguished history in aviation. It has been involved in a number of roles and has served well over
60 years with the first models dating to 1956. It has been in production most of those years.
Planes at left is a pair of P-8 Poseidon aircraft. The P-8 is based on the Boeing 737 and is the replacement for the P-4 Orion. It was designed with the primary role of Anti-Submarine Warfare.
Unlike the P-3 which had four turboprop engines, the P-8 has two jet engines. The plane type first flew in 2009 and entered service in 2013.
Over the years it has replaced virtually all of the P-3 Orion aircraft which were in Navy service though some P-3's still serve in a limited role. These were the first P-8s I had actually seen.
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