Aircraft Photo of N927NA / NASA 927 | Lockheed NP-3A Orion | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | AirHistory.net #27148
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N927NA
Alternate Registration:NASA 927
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-3 Orion
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-3 Orion
Aircraft Version:Lockheed NP-3A Orion
C/n (msn):185-1003
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aircraft Name:NASA Earth Survey 1
Location
City / Airport:Columbus - John Glenn InternationalMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KCMH   IATA: CMH   Local: CMH   Other: -
 
Photo Date:May 1976
Photo by:Bob Garrard
Photo ID: 27148
Photo Comment

This Electra, the third one built, was originally an L-188A, but was converted to YP3V-1, then YP-3A and delivered to the Navy as BuNo 148276. It was then converted to NP-3A and used by NASA as 927. It later went to the Naval Air Museum.

This photo is copyright © Bob Garrard, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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