Lockheed P-3C Orion * Retired *
13 aircraft P-3C Update II, delivered to Netherlands 21 July 1982 to 12 October 1984. Order December 1978. Training in USA from 5 November 1981 to July 1982. Used for maritime patrol duties replacing SP-2H. Serials 300 to 312. Used by 320/321 sqns and 2 MOTU. Withdrawn from service 14 Jan 2005, with five sold to Portugal 21 Feb 2005 and eight to the German Marineflieger 15 Nov 2004.

Serial	c/no.	Prev. Identity	Delivered	Fate/Notes
300	285E-5733	161368	5 Nov 1981	wfu, to Portuguese AF Mar 2006 as '14807'
301	285E-5737	161369	1 Feb 1982	wfu, to German Navy 60+01 Feb 2006
302	285E-5741	161370	26 Apr 1982	wfu, to German Navy 60+02 June 2006
303	285E-5745	161371	16 July 1982	wfu, to German Navy 98+01 June 2006, soon to 60+03
304	285E-5750	161372	5 Oct 1982	wfu, to Portuguese AF 2006 as '14808'
305	285E-5754	161373	10 Jan 1983	wfu, to German Navy 60+04 June 2006
306	285E-5758	161374	6 May 1983	to store Alverca Feb 2003, to Portuguese AF May 2006 as '14809'
307	285E-5762	161375	15 Aug 1983	wfu, to Portuguese AF Feb 2006 as '14810'
308	285E-5765	161376	17 Oct 1983	wfu, to German Navy 60+05 May 2006
309	285E-5769	161377	6 Feb 1984	wfu, to German Navy 60+06 June 2006
310	285E-5773	161378	10 Apr 1984	to store Alverca Jan 2003, to Portuguese AF June 2006 as '14811'
311	285E-5774	161379	12 June 1984	to store Alverca Dec 2002, to German Navy 60+07 June 2006
312	285E-5776	161380	12 Oct 1984	wfu , to German Navy 60+08 June 2006

References:

• European Air Forces Directory 2007/08 (Mach III Plus)
• 70 Jaar Marineluchtvaartdienst by N. Geldhof (1987)
• Aviation News Vol 14 No 3 12-25 July 1985