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BreakingA US Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft was the only military aircraft spotted above the Nord Stream pipelines at the times of detonations. This kind of aircraft is armed with torpedoes itself and sonobuoys to communicate with submarines. It used a masked identity [NA]@@@@@@@@ and a rolling Hex-code to change its specific identity on its way. The type and origin was traceable:
It carries Mark 54 Lightweight torpedoes with an operational range of 10,000 yd (9.1 km) and a blast yield of 238 lb (108 kg) TNT.
It also carries ATAC/DLC Air transportable communication and down-link communication (DLC) buoys, which are intended for use as a means of communication between an aircraft and a submarine.
So it could have been used in a solo mission to destroy the pipelines by itself by its own guided torpedoes or it was supporting a submarine mission by providing air reconnaissance and communications.
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