P-3C Submarine Slayer: The Navy's Ultimate Weapon - Part 2
Lockheed signed a contract with the US Navy in February 1959 to develop a successor to the P-2 and began developing the P-3 series by modifying its turboprop passenger aircraft, the L-188 Electra. The first model of the P-3 series, the P-3A, made its maiden flight in November 1959. The improved P-3C was deployed to […]