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Lockheed Martin® P-3B Orion, VP-11 Proud Pegasus (153428 – 1979), 18″ Mahogany Model

$319.00

Relive flying with VP-11 Proud Pegasus in this classic P-3B model.  You’ll be proud to display this Mahogany model!

  • Length – 18 inches Width -15 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Official Licensed by Lockheed Martin

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VP-11 Proud Pegasus (153428 – 1979) P-3B Model

Relive flying with VP-11 Proud Pegasus in this classic P-3B model.  You’ll be proud to display this Mahogany model!

  • Length – 18 inches Width -15 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Official Licensed by Lockheed Martin
  • The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

LOCKHEED MARTIN®, associated emblems and logos, and body designs of vehicles are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation in the USA and/or other jurisdictions, used under license by Squadron Nostalgia LLC.

An air-to-air left underside view of a P-3C Orion aircraft from the Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11), armed with an ARM/RGM-84 Harpoon missile mounted on the left wingtip.

Patrol Squadron 11 is a former United States Navy patrol squadron. VP-11 was formally established on 1 July 1941, flying the PBY-1 and operating from NAS Kaneohe, Hawaii. During the attack on Pearl Harbor the majority of the squadron’s aircraft were destroyed or damaged beyond repair. Losses were replaced in April 1942 with new PBY-5 seaplanes. VP-11 crews operated throughout the Western Pacific, and from September 1943 through the end of the war, they flew the Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats as part of the famed Black Cat operations. On 1 October 1944 they were redesignated VPB-11 and disestablished on 20 June 1945, following the war. On 15 May 1952, VP-11 was re-established at NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island; flying the Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer and later the Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune. In 1954 they moved to NAS Brunswick, Maine; and in 1968 were equipped with the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft. VP-11 was disestablished on 2 August 1997 in ceremonies held at NAS Brunswick, Maine.  -Wiki

15 May 1952: VP-11 was established at NAS Quonset Point, with a complement of 12 P4Y-2 Privateer patrol aircraft.
January–June 1953: VP-11 conducted its first deployment to Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland. Upon return, the squadron was assigned new P2V-5 Neptunes as replacements for the WWII vintage Privateers.
November 1960–March 1961: VP-11 participated in underwater sound tests (Project Breezeway) with the Office of Naval Research from November to December 1960. The squadron was again called upon to assist in tests of new sonobuoy equipment during January to March 1961.
8 February 1962: A detachment of VP-11 at NAS Argentia, Newfoundland, began ice reconnaissance flights over the Gulf of St. Lawrence to aid in evaluating satellite readings of the ice formations transmitted by TIROS 4 which was put into orbit the same day.
24 October–14 November 1962: VP-11 deployed to NAS Argentia, Newfoundland, on 12 hours’ notice during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Surveillance flights totaling 1,065 flying hours were conducted through 14 November 1962.
6 May–19 August 1965: VP-11 conducted around-the-clock surveillance operations with nine aircraft operating out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the Dominican Civil War. Operations ceased on 3 June 1965 and all but four aircraft returned to NAS Brunswick. The remaining four aircraft and crews continued surveillance in the Caribbean until 19 August 1965.
12 October 1967: VP-11 deployed to Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. The squadron was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation for its Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) activities during that period of operations. It was the first time the award had been given to a patrol squadron not in a combat zone.
14–26 September 1969: Elements of VP-11 participated in a NATO exercise Operation Squeezeplay, conducted from St. Mawgan, England.
23 July 1972: VP-11 received emergency deployment orders to WestPac. The squadron departed NAS Brunswick for NAS Cubi Point, Philippines, arriving 26 July. A small detachment was maintained at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand. Upon arrival in the Philippines the squadron’s deployment was greatly impeded by record rainfall of 74.4 inches. Despite the difficulties, the squadron was able to conduct assigned sector patrols of the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin. For its humanitarian efforts during disaster relief operations in the Philippines, the squadron was awarded a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
25 October 1973: The last P-3B DIFAR upgrade on the squadron’s aircraft was completed on this date. VP-11 was the last East Coast P-3 squadron to be fitted with DIFAR, which replaced the 10-year-old JULIE system for detection and tracking of submarines.

15 October 1977: VP-11 deployed to Rota, Spain, and Lajes, Azores. On 11 December 1977, one of the squadron’ P-3Bs, BuNo. 153428, crashed into a mountain on Hierro Island, Canary Islands killing all 13 crewmembers.
26 July 1978: Squadron detachments participated in UNITAS operations and visited seven South American countries during the exercises.
23 January 1979: VP-11 conducted a split deployment to Rota, Spain, and Lajes, Azores. During the deployment the opportunity was taken to run exercise simulations against the Soviet Kiev and Minsk battle groups present in the Mediterranean Sea.
2 February 1981: Phase I in the transition from the P-3B DIFAR to the P-3C UII began with the training of the first increment of four VP-11 crews at NAS Jacksonville, Florida. VP-30 conducted the transition training for VP-11.
12 November 1981: VP-11 sent five crews to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station to participate in READEX 1-82. During the exercise the squadron had its first opportunity to fire a live Harpoon missile, successfully hitting the target.
13 December 1985 – 24 May 1986: VP-11 deployed to NS Keflavik, Iceland, returning to NAS Brunswick on 24 May 1986. During the deployment the squadron collected environmental data on the Marginal Ice Zone and tested the efficiency of ice-penetrating sonobouys.
9 June 1987: The squadron conducted a split deployment to Rota, Spain, and Lajes, Azores. During operations in the Mediterranean Sea the squadron had numerous practice attack simulations against Iowa battle group and the Soviet Kiev battle group—the former willingly, the latter unknowingly.
10 November 1988: VP-11 deployed to NAS Keflavik. The first two months of the deployment were during the worst weather conditions on record for over a decade. By the end of the deployment 744 sorties had been flown, with 17 frontline Soviet submarines contacted.
June 1989: A detachment of eight aircraft deployed to NAS Key West, Florida, to assist in anti-drug operations with Joint Task Force Four. The detachment flew over300 hours in support of task force operations, resulting in severe disruption of the drug smuggling routes into the U.S.
10 June 1990: VP-11 deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily. During the deployment the squadron flew numerous missions in support of Operation Desert Shield, which began on 2 August 1990. Two detachments were maintained for Operation Desert Shield support, one at Souda Bay, Crete, the other at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
4 January 1992: VP-11 conducted a split deployment to NS Roosevelt Roads and NAF Rota. The detachment at Roosevelt Roads flew many missions in support of national drug control strategy. As the lead squadron, the detachment was responsible for the detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs into the U.S. The detachment’s participation in the operation resulted in the seizure of 10,000 kilos of cocaine and 20 tons of marijuana.
1993: VP-11 conducted another split deployment with detachments at Sigonella, Sicily, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The squadron flew over 250-armed sorties in the Adriatic Sea in support of UN resolutions against the former Republic of Yugoslavia. The squadron was the first to carry the new AGM-65 Maverick missile on patrol aircraft.
17 June 1994: VP-11 deployed to NS Roosevelt Roads. During the deployment the squadron flew numerous missions in support of the United States Coast Guard and United States Customs Service. Operations resulted in 29 interdictions, 13 vessels seized and 77 narcotics traffickers arrested. A total of 12,000 kilos of cocaine and 45,000 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of over $1 billion was destroyed.
15 January–2 August 1997: VP-11 was disestablished. The disestablishment ceremony was held at NAS Brunswick, Maine, on 2 August 1997.

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Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 18 × 15 in

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