Lockheed P-3C Orion German NAYV Marine departure | Aero Admirers

Developing ! South Korean Lockheed P-3CK Orion patrol aircraft has crashed in a mountainous area east of Pohang, South Korea. #aircraft | FL360aero

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of submarines. The CP-140 Aurora: Long-range maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the Canadian Forces. Based on the P