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Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of the Black Orions, the P-3 Aircraft operated by CIA for Black Flights over China and North Vietnam (one is believed to have Shot Down a MiG by means of a Sidewinder Missile)
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
‘We routinely shut down #1 Engine during long range patrols but once a ship thought we were in distress and alerted the USCG.’ P-3 Orion NFO tells an unusual sea story.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
US Navy P-3 NFO tells the thrilling story of a night, anti-submarine patrol flown to track a Soviet sub transiting from Murmansk to the Mediterranean Sea
Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation
The story of the US Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot that scored an AIM-7 Sparrow ‘soft kill’ on an Iranian F-4 attacking a US Navy P-3 and saved the Orion crew
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
P-3 NFO recalls when his Orion shut down 2 engines and flew a 13 hours anti-submarine patrol because the P-3 due to relieve his aircraft had been delayed
Military Aviation
Maiden flight for Norway’s first Boeing P-8A Poseidon
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Former P-3 NFO tells the story of when his Orion intercepted a Soviet Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber
Military Aviation
BAE Systems to provide US Navy P-8A Poseidon fleet with pod to get self-protection against RF missiles
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
US Navy to Stop Buying P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft despite Russian and Chinese Submarines are a Growing Threat
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
IRIAF P-3F Orion Buzzes US Navy Ships in the Gulf of Oman
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
US Navy Bids Farewell To P-3 And Sends Recently Retired Orion to National Naval Aviation Museum
Military Aviation
Argentina Buys Four Surplus US Navy P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety
That time a Soviet Su-27 Flanker Collided with a Norwegian P-3 Orion over the Barents Sea
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
The Life and Times of an S-3A Viking Sensor Operator, Part One: It Wasn’t Just a Job, but an Adventure
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
VP-5 BECOMES FIRST SQUADRON TO EMPLOY THE P-8 POSEIDON IN COUNTER-DRUG OPS
Military Aviation / U.S. Navy
