Lockheed P-3 Orion in Flight

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine 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. The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail stinger or “MAD Boom”, used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

P-3 Orion

Lockheed P-3 "Orion"

P-3 Orion

Lockheed P-3 Orion in flight

Lockheed P-3 Orion in flight off the coast of Maine

Lockheed P-3 Orion