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Lockheed Martin® P-3C Orion, VP-9 Golden Eagles, (1980’s Paint), Mahogany, 1/78th (18″)

$319.00

A meticulously hand carved and painted  18 inch wooden P-3 Orion of the VP-9 “The World Famous Golden Eagles” in an early 1980’s paint scheme.

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

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Lockheed Martin® P-3C Orion, VP-9 Golden Eagles, (1980’s Paint)

A meticulously hand carved and painted  18 inch wooden P-3 Orion of the VP-9 “The World Famous Golden Eagles” in an early 1980’s paint scheme.

  • Length – 18 inches Width -15 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Officially 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.

*Our models are made from a scratch out of a block of wood.  Our goal is to recreate specific airframes with the pictures you provide or we have available.

Patrol Squadron NINE was commissioned at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, on March 15, 1951, under the command of Commander M.B. Bailey.  The new squadron flew its maiden flight in a P4Y-2 Privateer.  Within a few months the “Golden Eagles” embarked on their first deployment to Naval Station Kodiak, Alaska.  Since that time, the squadron has participated in a wide variety of missions around the world.

planesFor the remainder of the 1950s and 1960s, Patrol Squadron NINE participated in numerous deployed operations throughout Asia and the Northern Pacific. VP-9 provided support for night combat operations in the Korean War in which VP-9 P4Y-2 Privateers dropped illumination flares for Marine Corps F7F attack planes to use during strikes on North Korean targets.  Other significant milestones included: changing homeports to NAS Alameda, CA in 1952, a move to NAS Moffett Field, CA in 1963, transitioning to the new P-2V Neptune in 1953, the P-3A Orion in 1963, and the P-3B Orion in 1966.  While deployed to several locations in Alaska in 1958, the squadron flew polar scouting missions for the USS NAUTILUS’ historic first voyage under the polar ice cap.  From 1963 through 1972, the squadron deployed to Okinawa; the Philippines; Kam Ranh Bay, Republic of South Vietnam; U-Tapao, Thailand, and Guam in support of Operation MARKET TIME and other operations during the Vietnam War.