RAAF Orion presented to HARS

摘要

On 3 November at Illawarra Regional Airport, 50 miles south of Sydney, the commander of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Leo Davies, officially handed former RAAF Lockheed P-3C Orion A9-753 over to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS). The aircraft will be maintained in flying condition, joining two airworthy examples of the Orion's predecessor in RAAF service, Lockheed P2V-7 Neptunes A89-273/VH-IOY and 147566A/H-LRR. HARS also operates Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina BuNo 46679/ VH-PBZ, making HARS the only organisation in the world to fly three generations of maritime patrol aircraft.