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Lockheed P-3 Orion
Maritime Patrol Aircraft · 
Air · operated by 3 countries on the map · 38 units on record
A four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft developed for the US Navy from the L-188 Electra airliner, entering service in the 1960s, with 757 built including Kawasaki-built examples. It has since been passed on to a number of other navies, some of which acquired second-hand aircraft from earlier operators.
Photo from open sources, shown for identification of the type · 7 photos in the gallery on the map
Operators
| Country | Branch | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | US Navy | 28 | on the map → |
 Germany | German Navy | 5 | on the map → |
 Iran | Air Force | 5 | on the map → |