| 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.
Total flight hours of 18,780 as at November 2003.
Retired from service and flown to Woodbourne 31 January 2023 for storage, and probable parting out.
  
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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.
Total flight hours of 19,499 as at November 2003.
Retired from service and flown to Woodbourne 24 January 2023 for storage and probable parting out.
    
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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.
Arrived Whenuapai on delivery from USA 11 December 1966 (S/L T E Enright)
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.
Attended International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford July 1989.
Total flight hours of 20,002 as at November 2003.
Made RNZAF's first Orion flight to the Antarctic from Christchurch16 January 2006, remaining overnight before returning to Christchurch.
Retired from service and flown to Woodbourne 24 September 2021 for storage.
On retirement, aircraft selected for Air Force Museum, was dismantled at Woodbourne and trucked to Christchurch in several loads.
Partially reassembled at Wigram, awaiting a proposed new display space for the Orion and Hercules.
   
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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.
Retired from service and flown to Woodbourne 29 July 2022 for storage and probable parting out.
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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.
Retired from service and flown to Woodbourne 31 January 2023 for storage and probable parting out.
Total flight hours of 19,247 as at November 2003.
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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.
Retired from service and flown to Woodbourne 22 January 2022 for storage and probable parting out.
   
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