‘Doomsday Plane’ Spotted In The Sky Sparks Internet Frenzy
A massive US Air Force plane, dubbed the “Doomsday Plane,” landed at Los Angeles International Airport this week, immediately lighting up social media with apocalyptic speculation.
The plane was a Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, TMZ reported, the airborne command center designed to keep the president operational during a nuclear war or national disaster, and the same plane President Donald Trump would use in an extreme emergency. This observation prompted some users to openly wonder if World War III was imminent. (RELATED: Trump says he’s not considering a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs)
Online, the fear and curiosity are palpable.
“This plane almost never flies in public. It doesn’t move for routine reasons, and it certainly doesn’t move without something changing behind the scenes,” one user wrote on
Another user posted a lengthy analysis claiming that the flight itself was proof that something was wrong, saying that operating the plane cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour and questioning why the Pentagon would deploy a nuclear command post to Los Angeles rather than use a standard government aircraft.
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 09: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers brief remarks to members of the press after departing Air Force One November 9, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Speculation intensified as users began to integrate the sighting into a broader geopolitical narrative.
“This is the first time the E-4B Nightwatch has landed at LAX in its 51 years of service. Three days after US forces captured Maduro in Venezuela. The same week, Iran’s military chief threatened a preemptive strike. The same day, Trump proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget,” the user continued.
Others pushed back, arguing that the flight was intended to project power rather than signal panic.
“Some people wonder why the Pentagon spent $372,000 an hour when it could have spent $43,000,” another person wrote. “Friend, that’s like asking why you drive the F-350 to the barbecue when the Corolla has better mileage. Because it’s not about the mileage. It’s about what comes into the driveway. Iran sees. Venezuela sees. Everyone sees. That’s the point.”
Additional comments echoed this theme, with users calling it a “show of force” as well as a “strategic signal,” and even joking that officials simply needed to “heat up the subject.”
Despite the Internet’s certainty, no official explanation has been offered as to why the plane was in the air or why it landed in Los Angeles.
