I miss hearing that distinct humming  the P-3's produce, I used to hear it all the time when I visited my uncle who was stationed at the former Barbers Point NAS during the 70's and early 80's then I lived and worked near Barbers Point.

Like the C130. A sound I’ll remember to my grave.

Hi, used 2b trained as an IIAF member in Vp 31during 1972-3, and still remember all good moments I had in my whole life with all those great people, specially cmsgt Tom lowise and Jim butler. You are all great people.

The P3 is so much better than the P8. A tried and true platform the Navy should not have given away. Yes, I know we still fly it, but it is not supported like it used to be.

I was a member of VP-48 from 1966 to 1968. We had a detachment in Guam and one day we decided to fly a P 3 to Saipan to tour the island. Great fun. We spent 7 months at Iwakuni MCAir station. It was supposed to be 6 months but the Pueblo incident happened. I was AK3 and it was great duty.

Ahh,  the distinctive sound of the Allison turboprop, much like on the Convair 580s flown by North Central Airlines on which I flew many times out of CMX .  Precious memories.

I was in a VP (patrol) squadron in the Navy. To give you an idea of how much power this old bird has, they could shut down three engines and climb on one. They didn't have the load they normally carry but I saw it done. Impressive.

I used to fly ordinance men p3po Ryan's from 1975 to 1978 best times of my life man left every freaking minute of it nothing like flying low and dropping stuff

2 of my Favorite A/C side by side. Each having thier own unique look & sound! 🙂

I was 492Sqn when these arrived. Good times.

I was attached to a ASW command, and we would have crew members from the squadron visit and get the dog n pony show of what we did, and there seemed to be the constant laugh that never got old was when they would pull out a picture of the CO of a Soviet sub that was being prosecuted as he looked up and here was a P3, what must've seemed like a arm's length away, with that, Oh Spit, Oh Dear... Where did THAT come from without our seeing it on radar/sonar, look on his face!?!
Those were the days my friend. We thought _ _ _ _
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Willow grove PA stationed, now in an army aviation unit, still love this P3 aircraft.

AE VP31 NAS Moffett Field 1976-1979. What a plane. Also got see cool planes flying for NASA Ames. Watching the U-2 take off never got old.

Love the P3,helped saved many lives.

Excellent. I have flown on American Airlines Electra II's many years ago when I was a kid and my dad worked for American. I noticed that the Props on this plane, and other P3's likely, have rounded tips where the Electra II had squared/flat tips. Originally manufactured by Dowty Rotol I think. Now named Dowty Propellers. Love these planes and that sound.  Thanks

Hope someone in Australia will take the initiative and turn a few of these Orions into fire fighting aircraft, based at Edinburgh or Canberra to fight fires rather than importing aircraft from the USA at enormous costs. They can be sent to any State to fight fires but I would imagine that it would be too difficult for someone in authority to logically think that far. They can be converted as other countries have done. Lot of life left in them still.

I like the video and worked on these at VP-23 1982-1985

My old bird ! Many hours there !

aircraft for eveeeeeeer !!!!!!!!!!

Amazing, ambitious HARS programme!