Unusual Orion at Mildenhall

David Skeggs AN UNMARKED P-3SPA arrived at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, on October 10 as ‘VVRL610’. The callsign is that of a Scientific Development Squadron ONE (VXS-1) Orion from Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, but the lack of markings, serial number and absence of the pod fitted under the fuselage suggests that it may be a Special Projects P-3 from Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The three digits ‘610’ on the nose initially suggests the serial number