Gentry is part of a crew that is transitioning to the p 8a poseidon and preparing for. Custom patches for the royal norwegian air force at norwegian armed forces, norway. The management of the contracted effort is located at the boeing company in. The p 8a, is based on the 737800 erx developed by the boeing company.
Kingston native serves country aboard naval air station. Search operations for mh370 and the recent pivot towards the pacific have highlighted the. Its the first of eight aircraft the australian government will receive under the. This custom built p8 model is made from scratch just for you in only 910 weeks, with rush production available to meet tight deadlines. The p 8a is the replacement system for the p3c, orion. This is another av8rstuff creation of one of a twoset crew patch depicting a white hand with the lock it up hand signal we all use on the flight line. This is the first time the incident is directly attributable to the chinese military. Your p 8a patches are 4 tall, and 100% embroidered with velcro backing. Your boeing p8 poseidon airplane model will be a perfect replication with squadron markings, unique bureau number, fuselage names, and any nose art. The first p8a poseidon for the royal australian air force was rolled out sept. Military police, usmc, us coast guard, police patches, law enforcement, armed forces.
Vp8 is tasked to undertake maritime patrol, antisubmarine warfare asw, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance isr missions flying the p8a poseidon. P8a poseidon us navy, airplanes, world war, aviation, aircraft. Designed to secure the navys future in longrange maritime patrol capability, the p 8a poseidon has transformed how the navys maritime patrol and. The us navy has also been more active around europe. The p 8a poseidon, the navys newest maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, is a multimission capable replacement aircraft for the legacy p3c orion. Your rnoaf patches are 100% embroidered with velcro backing. The primary roles of p 8a poseidon multimission maritime aircraft p 8a are persistent antisubmarine warfare and antisurface warfare.
Navys p 8a poseidon and p3c orion featured in the news frequently. This is the pilot nametag for those that fly the p8 poseiden out of nas. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Navy p8a poseidon was hit by a weaponsgrade laser during a routine patrol above international waters o. Confessions of a us navy p3 orion maritime patrol pilot.
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