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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.
19 Ιουν 2024 · In October 1962, just months after its introduction, P-3 aircraft were deployed for its first significant mission during the Cuban Missile Crisis, conducting critical blockade patrols around Cuba. Shortly after, a P-3 Orion crew identified crated missiles on the Russian Freighter Anasov, confirming their retreat to the Soviet Union.
8 Φεβ 2024 · The Orion caries no defensive weapons. It can carry bombs, depth charges, torpedoes, mines, air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles, and nuclear weapons. Hunter and prey. A U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C-205-LO Orion, Bu. No. 161339, escorts a Soviet Victor I (Project 671) nuclear-powered attack submarine. (U.S. Navy)
The P-3C Orion is a four-engine turboprop aircraft originally designed by the U.S. Navy to locate and track enemy submarines. The mission has been modified in recent years to provide on-station...
Initially painted Navy blue with a white upper fuselage, the Orion went into action right away when four P-3As of VP-8 deployed to Bermuda to support U.S. operations during the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
15 Απρ 2011 · The P-3 was developed as a land-based anti-submarine maritime patrol aircraft to replace the US Navy's aging P2V Neptune. Also known as the Orion, the P-3 was derived from the Lockheed L-188 Electra passenger airliner.
22 Σεπ 2012 · National Naval Aviation Museum photo A P-3C Orion, long range, anti-submarine patrol aircraft, attached to Patrol Squadron 10 (VP-10) launches a Harpoon missile during training while a TA-4J Skyhawk training aircraft chases the missile to its target.
