| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 151359 |
| Other Marks: | 2P024 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-3 Orion |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P-3A Orion |
| C/n (msn): | 185-5072 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 1987 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 748205 |
| Photo Comment |
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P-3A 161359, former Patrol Squadron 94, stored at AMARC in September 1987. The Orion received inventory code 2P024, and was later sold to Aero Union as N924AU. It was written off on 17 October 1991 during a repositioning flight from Santa Barbara (CA) to Missoula (MT) in support of a forest fire suppression effort in Montana. During a landing attempt at Missoula, the airtanker had disappeared off Misoullas radar screen. The aircraft was found on 18 October, sadly the two crew perished in the accident. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 November 2024, and has since been viewed 257 times. |