Aircraft Photo of A9-751 | Lockheed AP-3C Orion | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #555010
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:A9-751
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-3 Orion
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-3 Orion
Aircraft Version:Lockheed AP-3C Orion
C/n (msn):285D-5657
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Unit Markings:11 Sqn
Location
City / Airport:Pulau Langkawi - InternationalMap
Country:Malaysia
Airport Codes:ICAO: WMKL   IATA: LGK   Local: -   Other: -
Event:LIMA - Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017
 
Photo Date:21 March 2017
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 555010
Photo Comment

Nearly unmarked and the last three of the serial only visible inside the nosewheel door. This Orion was taken on charge by the Australian Air Force on 17 February 1978 and delivered to RAAF Edinburgh on 26 May 1978. It was the first P-3C for the RAAF. It served down-under iup to 2017 when it finally was was delivered to the RAAF museum at Point Cook in November of that year.

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