Portuguese P-3C Orion supports search for missing adventurer

While the P-3C maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) might more commonly be associated with anti-submarine warfare operations, one of, if not the most, important missions the type will regularly undertake will be that of search and rescue (SAR). The Portuguese Air Force’s P-3C-equipped SAR unit, Esq601, located at Base Aerea 11, Beja, is no exception, and was recently activated in the early hours of January 22 to participate in an operation that was being undertaken in an area southeast of the