The story of the P3 OrionLockheed's longrange maritime patrol aircraftas used by NATO countries for reconnaissance, searchandrescue, and antisurface and antisubmarine defense. Directed and filmed by Erik Friedl (covering the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Portugal), Robert Mehnert (covering Australia, New Zealand and Japan) and Gary Wilmes (covering Canada and the P3's sister ship, the CP140 Aurora). Additional camerawork: Pim Korver (Netherlands) and Knut Gløersen (Norway). Edited by Erik Friedl. Narrated by Richard Ramos. Produced by LockheedCalifornia Company, Burbank.