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Constructed as a P-3A-50-LO by Lockheed at Burbank, California, USA. |
8 March 1965 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 152152. |
March 1965 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 46 (VP-46), Grey Knights, NAS Whidbey Island, WA.
Operated with markings: RC-7 |
1965 |
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Deployed Naval Air Facility Naha, Okinawa, the squadron began coastal surveillance flights along the coast of Vietnam as part of Operation Market Time, later shifting to Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines. |
16 December 1966 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), NAS Moffett Field, CA. |
8 May 1967 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 48 (VP-48) Boomerangs, NAS Moffett Field, CA. |
August 1967 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 50 (VP-50) Blue Dragons, NAS Moffett Field, CA.
Operated with markings: SG-2 |
30 October 1968 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 17 (VP-17) White Lightnings, NAS Barbers Point, HI.
Operated with markings: ZE-9 |
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Returned to Vietnam with VP-17 for further Market Time patrols. |
20 August 1971 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 6 (VP-6) Blue Sharks, Naval Air Facility Naha, Okinawa.
Operated with markings: PC-10, later PC-7
Continued operations with Market Time patrols in Vietnam. |
From 21 September 1971 to 12 January 1972 |
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Base of operations changed.
NAS Cubi Point, Philippines and Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. |
12 January 1972 |
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Base of operations changed.
NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. |
30 November 1972 |
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Base of operations changed.
Naval Air Facility Naha, Okinawa. |
January 1974 |
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Base of operations changed.
NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. |
2 January 1975 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 60 (VP-60) Cobras, NAS Glenview, IL.
Operated with markings: LS-1 |
21 August 1980 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 64 (VP-64) Condors, NAS Willow Grove, PA.
Operated with markings: LU-10 |
August 1988 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 69 (VP-69) Totems, NAS Whidbey Island, WA. |
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Markings Applied: 01, 152152, PJ, 01
Code 01 on nose, BuNo 152152 below PJ on fin, 01 on upper fin. |
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Last P-3A to serve with the US Navy. |
12 October 1990 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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11 November 1990 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
11 September 2003 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
19 April 2010 |
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Photographer: Matt Maranto |
27 March 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola NAS, Pensacola, Florida, United States |
8 October 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
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