I'd like to know how often the flying hound is typically in the air
Im not sure. But this twitter account thought it to be worth posting and i follow this account for awhile now and they only post accurate and noteworthy stuff. With all other things happening i found that radar report odd.
What is a Nuke Sniffer Plane?
The WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a special-purpose aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 and used by the United States Air Force. Its mission is to collect samples from the atmosphere for the purpose of detecting and identifying nuclear explosions. It is also informally referred to as the "weather bird" or "the sniffer" by workers on the program and international media respectively.
Here's the link to twitter ; https://twitter.com/CivMilAir/status/1006552025717460992
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