Boat One was the presidential aeroplane of UNIT, created as part of an international agreement on incursion protocols. Under this agreement, in the event of a full-scale invasion a President of Earth with complete authority over every nation state was immediately inducted. It was decided the only practical candidate for this role was the Doctor. (TV: Death in Heaven [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 8 (BBC One, 2014).) The Twelfth Doctor enjoyed using it for "poncing about". (TV: The Zygon Invasion [+]Peter Harness, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).)
This induction was performed for the first time during an invasion of Earth by an army of Cybermen converted from the dead by Missy, a gender-switched incarnation of the Master, in 2014. Having stumbled upon the invasion, the Twelfth Doctor was captured and taken aboard by UNIT, where he was inducted as Earth's president. Missy was also briefly contained aboard the aircraft.
During flight, Cybermen attacked the plane. They broke the windows and dragged Colonel Ahmed from the aircraft, while also allowing Missy to escape her confinement. Missy tormented and killed Osgood, before breaching the hull and allowing Kate Stewart, the Doctor and the TARDIS to be blown out of the fuselage.
At Missy's instruction, the Cybermen blew up Boat One, (TV: Death in Heaven [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 8 (BBC One, 2014).) though it was rebuilt by the time of the Zygon invasion in 2015.
The Doctor flew in the plane to Turmezistan and back to the United Kingdom, returning with Osgood and a hostage Zygon. Bonnie, a Zygon disguised as Clara Oswald, fired at the plane with a missile launcher during its return trip. (TV: The Zygon Invasion [+]Peter Harness, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).) Bonnie's first missile attack on Boat One missed, because the real Clara interfered with Bonnie's reflexes using the live link formed between them. Bonnie resisted further interference, kept the second missile on target and destroyed the plane. However, Clara had bought the Doctor and Osgood enough time to survive the attempt on their lives. They had witnessed the first missile brush by the aircraft and started to evacuate, and by the time the second made contact, they had already escaped and parachuted to safety. (TV: The Zygon Inversion [+]Peter Harness and Steven Moffat, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).)
The plane's use was discontinued by 2023 at the latest, around the time of the Toymaker's attack. This was despite the title of World President still being in use by UNIT, even if not by name. (TV: The Giggle)
At a later point in Earth's history, the presidential aircraft was instead named the EP One. (AUDIO: War Against the Laan [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)
Specifications[]
Boat One featured a conference room and a laboratory. It also featured cages. (TV: Death In Heaven)
.jpg){kind=link}