Aircraft Photo of 150511 | Lockheed P-3A Orion | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #630854
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:150511
Military Code:RP-31
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-3 Orion
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-3 Orion
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-3A Orion
C/n (msn):185-5037
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VP-31
Location
City / Airport:San Diego - North Island NAS / Halsey FieldMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KNZY   IATA: NZY   Local: NZY   Other: -
 
Photo Date:12 October 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 630854
Photo Comment

VP-31 'The Black Lightnings'. This was the West Coast P-3 training squadron. VP-31 was disestablished in November 1993. 150511 was built in 1963 as a P-3A and converted to a VP-3A in 1982. WFU at AMARC on 13 May 2003 and SOC on 08 Jul 2003. Noted in Jul 2007 on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson AZ.

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

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