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Serial |
USN.Serial. |
Type. |
Const.No.. |
Aircraft history |
NZ4201 |
Bu152886 |
P-3B |
185-5190 |
Part of a five aircraft P3B Orion order (NOW
65-0043NZ) that was approved by the NZ Government on 24 August 1964
for a total cost of NZ$17.36 million.
Handed over to RNZAF at Burbank, California on 15 August 1966.
BOC Hobsonville on 01 August 1966 with No.5 Squadron, Whenuapai.
Radio call sign ZMZMA.
Arrived at Whenuapai on 27 October 1966.
Modified to P-3K during late 1980s.
Upgraded to P-3K2 standard.
Still in service with No.5 Sqn RNZAF.
Total flight hours of 18,780 as at November 2003.
Retired from active service and
flown Whenuapai - Woodbourne, via a tour of South Island towns as
well as the Air Force Museum, with NZ4205, 31 January 2023 for
retirement and final disposal.
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NZ4202 |
Bu152887 |
P-3B |
185-5192 |
Part of a five aircraft P3B Orion order (NOW
65-0043NZ) that was approved by the NZ Government on 24 August 1964
for a total cost of NZ$17.36 million.
BOC Hobsonville 01 August 1966 with No.5 Squadron, Whenuapai.
Radio call sign ZMZMB.
Arrived at Whenuapai on 10 December 1966.
Modified to P-3K during late 1980s.
Upgraded to P-3K2 standard
Still in service with No.5 Sqn RNZAF.
Total flight hours of 19,499 as at November 2003.
Retired from active service and
flown Whenuapai - Woodbourne, via a tour of North Island towns ,
with NZ4201 and 4205, 24 January 2023 for retirement and final
disposal.
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NZ4203 |
Bu152888 |
P-3B |
185-5200 |
Part of a five aircraft P3B Orion order (NOW
65-0043NZ) that was approved by the NZ Government on 24 August 1964
for a total cost of NZ$17.36 million.
BOC Hobsonville 04 January 1967 with No.5 Squadron, Whenuapai.
Radio call sign ZMZMF.
Arrived at Whenuapai on 11 December 1966.
Modified to P-3K during late 1980s.
Total flight hours of 20,002 as at November 2003.
Upgraded to P-3K2 standard.
Retired from active service and flown Whenuapai - Woodbourne 24
September 2021 for retirement and final disposal.
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NZ4204 |
Bu152889 |
P-3B |
185-5202 |
Part of a five aircraft P3B Orion order (NOW
65-0043NZ) that was approved by the NZ Government on 24 August 1964
for a total cost of NZ$17.36 million.
BOC Hobsonville 04 January 1967 with No.5 Squadron, Whenuapai.
Radio call sign ZMZMG.
Arrived at Whenuapai on 12 December 1966.
Modified to P-3K during late 1980s.
Total flight hours of 17,920 as at November 2003.
Upgraded to P-3K2 Standard.
Retired from active service and flown
Whenuapai - Woodbourne 29 July 2022 for retirement and final
disposal.
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NZ4205 |
Bu152890 |
P-3B |
185-5208 |
Part of a five aircraft P3B Orion order (NOW
65-0043NZ) that was approved by the NZ Government on 24 August 1964
for a total cost of NZ$17.36 million.
BOC Hobsonville 04 January 1967 with No.5 Squadron, Whenuapai.
Radio call sign ZMZMH.
Arrived at Whenuapai on 14 December 1966.
Modified to P-3K during late 1980s.
Upgraded to P-3K2 standard.
Still in service with No.5 Sqn RNZAF.
Total flight hours of 19,247 as at November 2003.
Retired from active service and flown Whenuapai - Woodbourne, via a
tour of South Island towns as well as the Air Force Museum, with
NZ4201, 31 January 2023 for retirement and final disposal.
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NZ4206 |
BU155291 |
P-3K |
185B-5401 |
Delivered to the RAAF in April 1968 as P-3B model
with serial A9-291.
Bought from the RAAF by RNZAF in May 1985 for NZ$19 million and
serialled as NZ4206.
Modified to P-3K.
Total flight hours of 15,188 as at November 2003.
Upgraded to P-3K2 standard.
Retired from active service and flown Whenuapai - Woodbourne 20
January 2022 for retirement and final disposal.
Had
flown in excess of 22,000 hours.
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Author:
Ivan Prince (Updated by Brendan Cowan),
now managed by Les Billcliff
Sources:
AHSNZ publications. NZ Wings
1988-1989. RNZAF records. NZ Herald 27 January 2004,
WONZ Forum.
Emails: Les Billcliff, Martin Edwards,
Brendan Cowan,
Updated
3 February 2023
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