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P-3 ORION/Bu. 150510



Bureau #: 150510
Construction #: 185-5036
Civil Registration:
  None
Model(s):
  P-3A-25-LO Orion
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last Info: 2017

History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as Bu. 150510, 19??.
- Assigned to VP-45, coded RC-4, February 18, 1963.
- Transferred to VP-18, coded PE-8, August 29, 1963.
- Transferred to VP-19, coded PE-8, August 29, 1963.
- Transferred to VP-9, coded PD-8, April 01, 1964.
- Transferred to VP-4, coded YD-8, June 09, 1966.
- Transferred to VP-5, coded LA-30, June30, 1970.
- Transferred to VP-45, coded LN-11, June 1972.
- Transferred to VP-16, July 17, 1972.
- Transferred to VQ-2, February 18, 1973.
- Transferred to VP-65, coded PG-67, April 18, 1975.
- Transferred to VP-69, November 09, 1975.
- Transferred to VP-94, coded LZ-1, October 31, 1976.
Delivered to Spanish AF as P.3-5, December 12, 1979-1991.
- Leased from U.S. Navy until, September 1991.
- Returned to USN, December 1991.
Hawkins & Powers, Greybull, WY, SDeptember 1996.
- Acquired as spares airframe, stored.
Aero Union Corporation, Chico, CA, October 2004-2013.
- Registered as N917AU.
- Flown as tanker #17.
- Damaged by tail strike during landing, Fairbanks, AK, June 9, 2011.
- Open storage, Sacramento , CA, September 2011.
VRB Corp, February 2013.
United Aeronautical Corp, North Hollywood, CA, November 2013-2017.

Source(s):
Federal Aviation Administration.
Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page
P-3 Orion Research Group
Photo Source(s):
Roger Cain Photography

Research Assistance:
John Benton

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