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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 P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft underwent a number of variants and specific unique design elements. The following is an extensive catalogue of each variant and/or design stage of the aircraft. For a broader article on the history of the P-3, see Lockheed P-3 Orion.

  4. List of military squadrons and aircraft based at Moffett Field

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    West Coast Center Orion Patrol Squadron: Lockheed P-3 Orion: 1963, January −1993: USN: Commander Patrol Wing TEN (COMPATWING 10) West Coast Center Orion Patrol Squadron: Lockheed P-3 Orion: 1963, January −1993: USN: Naval Air Reserve, Commander Reserve Patrol Wing Pacific (COMRESPATWINGPAC) West Coast Center Orion Patrol Squadron: Lockheed ...

  5. Wings (1988 TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Starting in the mid 1990s, newer Wings episodes, sometimes referred to as Wings II, would focus on the history or operations of a particular foreign air force, such as the Israeli Air Force, a foreign aviation company or design bureau such as France's Dassault or Russia's Mikoyan, or the aircraft of a particular conflict such as the Korean War ...

  6. 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]

  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. Mighty Planes - Wikipedia

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    3 Omega 707: Boeing 707: Omega Aerial Refueling Services: Mike Goral June 12, 2013 Omega Aerial Refueling is the only service to provide commercial air-to-air refueling. In this episode, the company's 707 tanker lends its support to a three-day U.S. Navy and Marine Corps exercise. 10 4 P-3 Orion: Lockheed WP-3D Orion

  9. Boeing P-8 Poseidon - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed P-3 Orion, a turboprop ASW aircraft, has been in service with the United States Navy (USN) since 1962. [4] In the 1980s, the USN began studies for a P-3 replacement, the range and endurance of which were reduced due to increasing weight and airframe fatigue life limitations.