Thank you Scott for your service, and I can only imagine how it must have felt to have that much power at your command when flying this airplane - Bravo Zulu!

thank you sir

Which is just another reason why they were one of a kind in so many ways

VP56 "76-80", Airframes AMH2. Spent alot of time in those birds. As a CDI ,I was privvy to a lot of gedunk runs. Never failed to have a TIT over temp or a prop sync and we would have to stay at an airbase in Lajes or Bermuda for a while waiting for parts. God bless the ADJ's. Any how thanks for your service Sir.

@@wyateerp1 Thanks Tom and thank you for going before me and keeping them in the air for my generation to fly:)

Very interesting. How deep can MAD detect a submarine?

You make fantastic content, dude.

Thanks so much for making a mini-doc for this fascinating and important aircraft. I’ve always been fascinated by the planes that ceaselessly patrol our shores and that, in peacetime, ensure things stay peaceful.

@@bigrob966 thank you!

@@pat8988 Classified. If I told you, I would have to kill you. ;)

The sound is so similar to a ww2 bomber. When they take off, I always look. They are majestic, so sad I’ll never see them fly away when I separate

Thank you Santiago, and thank you for your service!

Now that would be an interesting career.

Hey there Art!! I see you watched the video too. How are ya brother ??

@@littlebeehoneyfarm9294 Hi Rob, all is well man, all is well. How about you?

I miss her sigh. Just a gentle song as she soars along. Really gratifying as I have caused many to sing along. What a pleasure the powerplant was to work on. I helped NARF make one run right that they built, via phone. They called up with an 85% motor, I said legal, ship it! (I was in Bermuda, during Grenada, no parts for 18 birds, 18hr workday, 7 days) They squawked back, "But we replaced everything! Built to spec! We can't issue this!"(agreed) I asked for the log and specs, the specs were spot on, FOV was ideal. No log handy, but I suggested wrong turbine - 1st stage stator vane mix. He proclaimed they are all compatible, I rebutted, your Service bulletin states otherwise. Produced logs next day and proved me right. Swapped the 1st stage and had a 114% engine. :-) Not bad over the phone. Then the CNO said 1st termers cross rate or get out. My tech rep was beside himself. Admiral gave me a personal commendation for being responsible for the highest level of readiness the base had ever seen for QECs Turbines, Gearboxes, propellers, and APUs. I wasn't there half the time! Iceland, Spain, Bermuda, 6 months each. They draw my name from a hat? ;-)

That's why we could stay out at sea far enough and long enough to overfly you. I envy you, though. I spent five years on carriers and never saw one, until I transferred to VP and started flying. Logged time in A, B, C and Ps. Thanks for your service, shipmate.

8251 for life

What Squadton?

YA IT A SHAME, THAT IT TAKES A TRAINED CREW TOO KEEP OUR BIRDS IN THE SKY, AND UNFORTUNATLY OUR DEEP STATE IS HELL BENT ON GLOBLE DOMATION WITHOUT THE UNDERSTANDING OF UNITY WITH A CAUSE FOR LIBERTY, THREATING PEOPLE NEVER WORKS.

Set 1010!! 🤙🏽

I was a FE from 74-94

I spent nine years at NAS Barbers Pt during the 80's. First tour was with VP-6, second VQ-3. I was Aircrew AT in the day. After I broke out AT (Aviation Electronics Tech) and AW (Aviation Warfare Sensor Operators) merged to one rate AW. Thank you Pop for his services this Veteran's day.

@@scottnj2503 I will certainly pass it along. He was VP-1 and VP-17 I know for sure. What is crazy is my mom and dad got married in Diego Garcia and I pulled orders there from 2001-2003. Craziness!

Jim Day? VP-1 was an acoustic operator on my crew.

@@kurtsawyer that is correct. My dad is Jim Day and I (Jim Day III) followed his footsteps into the navy in 2000 but as an air traffic controller. Then getting orders to Diego Garcia as my 1st command.

I wish I could attach a picture of your father here with our crew in Kadina! We also did a Stint in Dodge that year, 1984.

I got to see one in Sigonella ... What a cool airframe

I was in VP48 also

Glen thanks for commenting and thank you for your service!

@@PilotPhotog - It was my honor and privilege to serve. I enjoyed the video, it brought back a lot of memories.

You might have known my father. I believe he was with VP93 and VP66 at some point in his reserve career. He also worked at NADC in Warminster and later at Pax River. AWCM Curran. I was on the other end of the P3 mission, SSN706. We played rabbit for many P3s, but never had the opportunity to work with my father's squadron.

@@IrishPirateMusic That name sounds familiar. I was an aircrew AO in VP-66 in the 80s.

Very cool I went on Unitas 19 that would have been 1979 all over South America it really was some of the best times I was privileged to be a part of. Robert Bailey AMS-1 VP-11 Brunswick Me.

That is soooo true. Many a aircrew would suffer a flight and "hold it" for that very reason. Once the seal is broke it was open season. I know well personally, as I suffered the pain more than once. Regards to your Father this Veteran's Day.

P8 Poseidon.

My bad typo. Yes P8 Poseidon.

Thank you Steve for your service! I hope I can do justice to this incredible airplane, let me know your thoughts after you watch the video. Cheers!

Right on! I think we served in different eras. Hope you had as much fun as I did in my first command at VP-6, Barbers Pt. in early 80's on B Mods. Great expereince.

Blue Dragon Pride...:)

Just want to say VQ-1 and 2 AND VPU-2 were still the best. :)

I spent a tour in VP-40 from 1998 to 2002, great squadron. VP-17 out in Barbers before that.

Thank you, Jim! I always appreciate comments from those who worked on, flew, crewed, or designed this incredible aircraft. I had lots of helps from several individuals involved in the P-3 program, and I am thankful to them. My understanding is that there will be an upcoming P-3 exhibit at NADC sometime next year. Stay tuned! Regards, Tog

Thank you for your service! It is my privilege and joy to make videos about wonderful aircraft and share the stories from those who were there.

My dad's first duty station was flying the Marlin in VP-49 out of USNOB Southampton

I had the priviledge of flying and working alongside RNZAF P-3 crews during a couple RIMPACs execises years ago in Hawaii. I'll always admire and respect the Kiwi crews. IMHO the virtue of being a small well equiped force, is concentration of talent. Great group.

Pretty excited for the first P-8 to arrive on monday, as sad as it is to see P-3s go

Donjeep1937. *NAS Whidby Island in the San Juan Islands; more then a few miles NW of Seattle.

We left PAX at the end of 69. Lived in "California" MD and I attended Town Creek elementary.

My older brother was an AO in VP10 from 64-67. He flew in both P2s and P3s. I was in VP23 in the early 1970s as an AX.

I was in VP10 in 1969-73 as an AT assigned to depot level support of all Electronics Equipment on board the aircraft. Caught Russian nuke on surface in early 70 while in Keflavik, also enjoyed Sigonella Sicily, Hamilton Bermuda, and Rota Spain before heading home. VP-10 had P3B's at the time with P3C's just coming out. Never forget the ditch drills. Love Brunswick Maine.

I flew 148883 as an FE while stationed at NADC. Early 1980’s.

Thank you Carl, much appreciated - I had a lot of fun making this video and was fortunate to converse with a P-3 pilot from VP-45 during the making of this video. Bravo Zulu to your father for his service and leadership in VP-45 and VP-50!

Thank you for your service and thanks for commenting!

VP-6 Radio Operator '80-'83.

Thank you and thank you for your service! I hope you enjoy the video and please let me know what you think in the comments!

You should try living near a F/A 18 Growler base, where the west coast P-3's call home now. I'll take turboprops all day long!

Thank you for your service and for commenting here, I am glad the video brought back memories. I've always been interested in in the S-3, and plan on doing a video about it soon. What is something you can share about the Viking?

@@PilotPhotog The Viking was one of the smoothest flying aircraft I ever flew. Could turn on a dime and one little known fact about the aircraft was that it could lose altitude like dropping a car off a cliff. It could literally fall out of the sky if necessary. Three stories top my list. The first was a Greek F-4 that tried to jump us during wargames in the med. The E2C gave us a heads up and we headed for the deck (see above about falling out of the sky). He tried to follow us low and turn with us. He stalled and went in vertically. No bodies recovered. We came back to the ship and painted an F-4 on the fuselage but it only lasted about an hour before the CO had his ass chewed and we had to take it off. The second was an act by a very brave crewmember. The ejection seats in an S-3 have a limited range of vertical movement on the rails they are attached to so the crew can get their thighs flat on the seat (no broken legs if you eject). My seat caught fire. At first we didn't know what was burning and smoke started filling the aircraft. Everyone was at the point of giving the aircraft back to the taxpayers when the TACCO (I was in the SENSO seat) unstrapped, investigated the source of the fire, and pulled the circuit breaker for the seat positioning motor. The arcing stopped immediately and no fire extinguisher had to be used. Had my seat gone off while he was unstrapped he would have been burned to death. I really thought I was going to take a ride that night. Last, we were in the Jax Op area a couple of hundred miles off the coast of NE Florida. Just routine stuff drilling holes in the sky. I was just casually monitoring the ISAR Radar and noticed a tiny return. ISAR Radar is so sensitive you can pick up the runway light cages alongside the runway coming in. I vectored the pilot over the return and nothing was seen. Sea was choppy with lots of whitecaps. However, I still held the contact and we came in again VERY LOW. It turned out to be a 14 foot fiberglass fishing boat with two men in it that had drifted away from the Bahamas several days before. We dropped a smoke and called up one of the destroyers in the area with us. We stayed until relieved by an A6 and the A6 pilot never got a visual on the boat in the whitecaps! But he stayed on our smoke until the ship arrived and took the guys aboard. The Bahamians had drifted hundreds of miles north on the Gulf Stream and were just about done in. Our crew was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for that one. There were many more but this is way too long as it is. Thanks!

@@tvideo1189 thank you! Amazing experiences and my condolences to that Hellenic F-4 crew. If you are ok with it, I’d love to converse via email: info@pilotphotog.com

Michael, thanks for sharing and I am glad mentions of NADC and Warminster brought back memories.

I worked with your Mom at RATCEN from 1982-86. I was the P-3 In-Flight Tech NATOPS Evaluator for CNAVRES in 1984-86. I also installed, tested, and supported the P-3 flight simulator in 1991 at NAS Willow Grove and Glenview, Ill. Those were the days!

I worked for your mom at RATCEN. I was anAK2 when she ran the supply shop. She was aat my wedding at the chapel.

@@PilotPhotog I grew up in Warminster. Lived in the landing pattern.

@@bobrogers4734 yeah they were! Going with her to work all over the base are some very happy memories. I got to do some neat stuff. 👍👍

James thank you for your service and time in this excellent airplane - I didn't know the P-3 accelerated and stopped so quickly - thanks for sharing!

@@PilotPhotog Those props instantly take a big bite out of the air when you push the throttle up and pour on the fuel. They also help stop the plane when you reverse them after touchdown. I have made the 1500 ft turnoff at airports with both the P-3 and the Electra.

@@jamescherney5874 making a turnoff after only 1500 feet in something as big (and heavy) as the P-3 or Electra is amazing , and speaks to the power of those props - and the skill of the pilot. I’ve seen C172s to struggle turning off in that distance.

@@PilotPhotog If you saw an airshow flight demo of a P-3 flown by guys that really knew what they were doing you would truly be amazed at what that plane could do.

Dang I miss that job!

Apologies on the nomenclature for the IFT - you had many roles to fill and thank you for your service!

I agree, the "Port Observer" does not represent the amount of training necesary to keep the equipment in the Tube up and running. I was a qualified/trained as an Inflight Technician, and a Radio Operator on Bravos and Charlies. I work as an senior level IT Database Administrator for over 20 years now. Sure the money is better, but I sure miss those days. There is a green nomex jacket downstairs in a closet that my wife asked me about. I smiled and told her about a time long before i met her. :) She was wearing later that night outside keeping warm. My training on those on-board systems, and the NATOPS, helped me be able to break down very large complex systems during my career in Information Technology. We own a small airplane now (Piper Arrow) and I love to fly it. But from time to time, as we go down the coast, I let my mind wander and focus on the fishing boats off the coast. I always restrain myself from dropping down and taking a closer look. VP-91, NAS MOFFET FIELD, Hanger 2. (The late 1980s)

During my service, I never once saw an IFT working out of a shop. Respectfully... AE3. ;)

@@beovp91 I also was an IFT in VP47. You're right, I do miss it.

Thank you, Ronny - and thank you for your service with VP-46. The greatest praise I can receive is from individuals such as yourself who were a part of this great aircraft's legacy.

Bruce, when did you live near BNAS? Did you attend the old BHS before it was demolished? Like you, I very much remember the wonderful sounds of the P-3 in all her variants flying overhead.

Thank you glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your service!

Skinny Dragons!

First to deploy with P-3C as well. Thanks for commenting!

''Think sub, sink sub!"

Michael - When was your father in VP-24? I was from 1978 to 1981.

Whats a CPO

I was in VP-24 in the airframes shop from 1976-1978. Deployed to Sigonella and Keflevek Iceland. CPO-Chief Petty Officer…I was an AMH3.

Chief Petty Officer

@@sgtrock8722 like Robert Dinero in men of honor?

What an amazing time in the development of computers - and what a great perk to fly ASW! Thank you for commenting and thanks to your dad for his contributions!

Thanks for pointing that out, I try to make sure I pronounce things correctly.

I don't speak English, I talk American!

Thank you Jon and thanks for your service as an IFT on this wonderful aircraft. I actually used the VP-49 motto in the video title, I felt that it summarized what the P-3 was all about. Cheers!

VP-6 Radio Operator '80>'83.

I took as many flights as I could. Even had my own flight suit. My ditty bag was always ready. VP-56,"76-80" Airframes AMH2

Your Dad served well before me. I was Aircrew VP-6 '80>'83. Bluesharks...Awesome!

@@scottnj2503 thats awesome man. He always says that it was some of the best times of his life. He' s still alive and kicking too. He will be 73 in march

@@joeytaylor4012 Indeed! Please give him my thanks for his service on this Veteran's day. One Blueshark to another.

Yeasir and thanks to you as well!

Thank you very much, and thanks for your service!

That name is familiar. I was with VP-65 in 80-82. I believe i worked with your dad. If I remember right he was a flight engineer. About the best. Great guy. My best to you and yours. Small world. I was an Aw2.

Thank you and thanks to your father for his service in the P-2 and P-3

Thank you, Tom, and thank you for your service in VP-66 and at NADC!

Yo Tom! Kill the wabbit!

Comments like this are why I make videos, I am so very glad that you enjoyed the video - especially since you were a part of this aircraft's legacy!

I too was Radio on Bravos, later Flt Tech on EC-130Q's. The -130s stood alert at Moffiet until late 80's at a make shift facilty not far from Hangar 2. Many of us would visit the gedunks in Hangar 2 & 3 when not on duty. The training we recieved as aircrew changed my life. While I didn't stay a tech in the IT industry. I have been in the Tech industry for over 30 years since breaking out of the Nav. What I learned about trouble shooting, how to think critically and methodically was crucial to my success in life.

Mike, thank you for the work you did to keep these birds flying and thank you for your service. Bravo Zulu!

Musta been satisfying to know you had an Ivan dead-to-rites with nowhere to hide.

Thank you and glad your enjoyed the video, thanks for your service and work on Update III

One of the pilots Mike Z was my flying partner when going through training in VP-30. I was in VP-8. We lost one too in Maine 15 minutes after takeoff from Brunswick.

Thank you for remembering and sharing Gary NESBITT was my brother yes every December 11 th I am amazed at how many years have passed he was 22 I was 20 now I’m 65 so long ago yet so fresh in our minds he really loved his life being in the VP family.

That was VP-50 out of Moffett Field in 1991. My good friend AW1 Danny White was onboard one of them.

@@stephensanchez3982 Thank You Stephen. I knew it was early 90's. And thought it was Moffet NAS. I was still active duty at the time.

@@stephensanchez3982 I am sorry for the loss of your friend. He was one of 27. While active duty - the entire time I was in - there were a few we lost. It's never easy.

There is a memorial plaque at Moffett to commemorate the accident.

@@clearsmashdrop5829 Thanks for the info Smash. If I get back that way, will be sure to visit the NAS and the memorial.

Glad you enjoyed it

49 was my dad's first duty station in '58 flying P-5's in Bermuda.

My condolences to your squadron mates who paid the ultimate price - I hope this video brings some awareness to this aircraft and all of those who flew, crewed, maintained, and designed it. Thank you for commenting and thank you for your service.

I was a Trident too, but in the mod-70s.