NORWEGIAN P-3s NORTHERN GUARDIANS

Lieuwe Hofstra reports on the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s P-3 Orions that patrol the inhospitable waters of NATO’s northern flank.

One of the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s four P-3C Orions, it also operates two P-3Ns.
All photographs Lieuwe Hofstra

The Royal Norwegian Air Force’s P-3 Orions of 333 Skv (Sqn) Saints are based at Andøya Air Station, 186 miles (300km) above the Arctic Circle.

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