Accession Number: 2020-035-12
Original work: oil on linen
Original size: 15 by 30 inches
On 14 May 2020 VP-40, based at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington completed the transition from the propeller-driven P-3 Orion to the new P-8 Poseidon when its last P-3C, aircraft number 162776, was flown from Whidbey Island to NAS Pensacola. VP-40 was the last active duty patrol squadron flying the Orion, an anti-submarine warfare champion for nearly sixty years. All P-3 squadrons have now transitioned to the P-8, which is a Boeing 737-800ERX modified for the US Navy and several allied nations. Two Naval Reserve squadrons, VP-62 at NAS Jacksonville and VP-69 at NAS Whidbey Island will continue to fly the Orion until 2023, and Air Test & Eval Squadron 30 at NAS Pt. Mugu will continue to fly the Orion past 2023
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