P-3M Orion – Serial 22-35, 221 Sqn, Spanish Air Force 1/200

IFP30614C is this superb 1/200 scale Lockheed P-3M Orion four engined anti submarine maritime patrol aircraft serial 22-35 of 221 Squadron Spanish Air Force based at Moron AB, Seville, 2018. Only 168 Pieces worldwide, already sold out everywhere.

Length 7 inches Wingspan 6 inches

Designed as a replacement for the P2V Neptune Anti-Submarine aircraft, the P-3 Orion was first flown in November, 1959. The aircraft is based on the Electra turboprop airliner, with the addition of a sensitive Magnetic Anomoly Detector, located far from airframe interference in a distinctive tail boom “stinger”. An internal bomb bay can house torpedoes and even nuclear weapons while anti-ship missiles or bombs can be carried on underwing pylons. The P-3’s original mission was to track Soviet submarines during the cold war. It is now in service with numerous countries including Australia, Canada, Germany and Japan.