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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | P-3 | |
| Designation: | P-3 | |
| Version: | F | |
| Nickname: | Orion | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Patrol | |
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Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
| Steve Stith Minneapolis, MN | These Orions were painted after a high ranking Iranian officer saw an "aggressor" paint job on an A-4 at Moffet Field just prior to delivery. They rotated them one at a time over weekends to the factory so as to not interrupt the crew training schedule.
From what I've read about this, the Moffett Field air traffic controllers had a really hard time holding a visual on them even when they were in the traffic pattern so the paint did the job! They were the only camoflaged P-3 variant. There have been all black P-3s, black and white, grey and white and all grey paint schemes over the years. Current US Navy models are gloss grey with hi-vis markings. 05/05/2006 @ 10:28 [ref: 13211] |
| George Halstead Powder Springs, GA | The P-3F airplanes that were in Iran (1978-79), and I think the only F models made, were blue camouflage not green. 03/06/2006 @ 18:39 [ref: 12716] |
| Kelly Baumgardner , WA | This aircraft is in service with the Irainian Navy. 02/14/2001 @ 22:55 [ref: 1617] |
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