Lockheed RP-3D Orion
USA - Navy
Lockheed P-3 Orion
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This is an illustrative photograph, not the missing original image.
Original photo record
The details and photographer’s remark below belong to the original record. Its photograph has not been recovered.
- Airline
- USA - Navy
- Aircraft
- Lockheed RP-3D Orion
- Registration
- 158227
- Location
- Perth (PER / YPPH)
- Country / region
- Australia - Western Australia
- Date photographed
- February 16, 1990
- Photographer
- David Eyre
Photographer’s remark
158227 Sorry for pole. Rare visit by VXN-8 / USN Oceanographic Office "Project Magnet", mapping Earth's magnetic field for nav charts. 158227/02 "Paisano Tres" with "Road Runner" artwork. Built as RP-3D, del 15.11.71. Later conv to NP-3D with VX-30. To AMARC 29.12.03, SOC 23.1.04. Behind is 150527/JB-04 "World Traveler" with "Tasmanian Devil" artwork. Del 24.9.63 as P-3A, later conv to UP-3A for VXN-8 as crew trainer & support transport. On return to USA, retired to AMARC 18.4.90, as AN2P0041 on "Celebrity Row".