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  2. Lockheed P-3 Orion - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner; it is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD" boom, used for the magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) of submarines.

  3. List of Lockheed P-3 Orion variants - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed WP-3D Orion is a production line variant of the P-3 Orion used by the Aircraft Operations Center division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at Lakeland Linder International Airport, [13] [14] Florida. Only two of these craft exist, each incorporating numerous features for the role of collecting weather ...

  4. File:Lockheed YP3V-1 Orion aerodynamic prototype in flight ...

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    English: The first (aerodynamic) prototype of the Lockheed P3V Orion (after 1962 P-3) in flight, in 1958. It was the third Lockheed L-188 Electra (N1883) modified as an aerodynamic prototype of P3V. First registered as Lockheed YP3V-1 Orion (BuNo 148276), it was redesignated YP-3A in 1962, later redesignated NP-3A.

  5. VP-93 - Wikipedia

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    It was the second squadron to be assigned the VP-93 designation. The squadron was established on 1 July 1976 and disestablished 18 years later, on 30 September 1994. It flew the Lockheed P-3 Orion, and was based at NAF Detroit during its entire life. Units of the squadron made 17 major overseas deployments. [1]

  6. Category:Lockheed P-3 Orion - Wikipedia

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  7. Timeline of Moffett Airfield - Wikipedia

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    January, NAS Moffett Field was chosen as the West Coast and first center for the new Lockheed P-3 Orion. NAS Moffett Field returned to its original mission of long-range reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols. These planes would become a common sight at NAS Moffett Field for the next thirty (30) years.

  8. John Christiansen - Wikipedia

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    John “Chris” Christiansen (May 1, 1923 - September 12, 1998) was the chief military test pilot for Lockheed California Company for over 30 years. He might be most known for having performed Lockheed S-3 Viking's maiden flight on January 21, 1972. [1] [2] His assignments also included the initial test flights of Lockheed P-3 Orion. [3]

  9. Lockheed AP-3C Orion - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed AP-3C Orion is a variant of the P-3 Orion formerly used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for tasks such as naval fleet support, maritime surveillance, search and survivor supply and anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare. The 18 AP-3C Orions were upgraded from P-3Cs between 1997 and 2005, with the program taking three ...