Misawa and other Japan

• Air show at Misawa one (engines 1 and 2) and two (engine 2). (photos by Richard Yates; scanned from original)
• A VP-40 in front of maintenance spaces in Misawa. (photo by Richard Yates; scanned from original)
• NRL Research P3 one and two (probably based in Pax River, but photographed in Misawa). (photo by Richard Yates; scanned from original)
• P-3 QE-764 over Mt. Fuji in Japan, 1997 (found at the homepage of VP-40 on 13 April 2001, http://www.naswi.navy.mil/vp-40/pictures.htm)
• A VP-46 P-3 near Mt. Fuji (found on 13 April 2001, at http://www.naswi.navy.mil/vp-46/orion.htm)
• VP47 and Mt. Fuji (found 25 April 2001 at http://www.navy.mil/homepages/vp-47/html/pictures.html)
• Two P-3s together, one American (VP-4), one Japanese (found at the homepage of VP-40 on 13 April 2001, http://www.naswi.navy.mil/vp-40/pictures.htm) A P-3C Orion aircraft from U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Detachment 33 patrol the Pacific Ocean July 15, 1998, during RIMPAC '98, an exercise involved six countries. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Spike Call. [980715-N-5961C-003] July 15, 1998 (Commentary from http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/images/imageair8.html)
• VP-46 American & Japanese P-3 (found on 13 April 2001, at http://www.naswi.navy.mil/vp-46/orion.htm)
• VP-47 and Japanese P-3s (found 25 April 2001 at http://www.navy.mil/homepages/vp-47/html/pictures.html)
• Nose and full body of a P3 in a hangar at Misawa, during a Thanksgiving dinner for VP-4 (found 24 April 2001 at http://www.navy.mil/homepages/vp4/pages/news1.htm)
• Iced up on the line in Misawa (Photo by PH2 Connie Cole, 2000; found 24 April 2001 at http://www.navy.il/homepages/vp9/Deployment.htm)
• VP9 CAC1 is cold in front of a snowy P3 in Misawa, Japan (found 24 April 2001 at http://www.navy.mil/homepages/vp9/nlpage3.html)
• Flight line (photo by Richard Yates; scanned from original)
• A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion from the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron Four Six (VP-46) stands ready on the flight line for its next mission. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class John Collins. [010627-N-8726C-008] June 27, 2001. (found at http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/aircraft/p3/p3-night.jpg)
• YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The U.S. Navy and Indian navy, including observers from Mauritius and Madagascar, will take part in a multinational search and rescue exercise off the East Coast of India Dec. 12-15, 2001. Operating from Goa, India, the U.S. Navy will be represented by a P-3C patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and crew, while Indian navy participation will include a Sea King helicopter and a surface ship. During the exercise, participants will practice coordinated and integrated maritime surveillance and search and rescue procedures in realistic operations at sea. (U.S. Navy P-3C Orion file photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (SW) John Collins)
• Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan (Feb. 25, 2002) -- Airman Jonathan Gee, a lineman assigned to Patrol Squadron Four Zero (VP-40), signals to direct the pilot of a P-3C “Orion” through engine start up procedures. VP-40 is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Fry. (RELEASED) (found at http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/thumbnails/thumb_020225-N-9777F-011.jpg on March 7, 2002)
• 010702-N-8726C-001 Naval Air facility Misawa, Japan (Jul. 2, 2001) -- A P-3C "Orion" aircraft from Patrol Squadron Four Six (VP-46) makes a final approach into the Naval Station during a scheduled deployment in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class John Collins. (RELEASED) (found March 7, 2002 at http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=941)
• 020916-N-8726C-001 Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan (Sep. 16, 2002) -- Sailors from Patrol Squadron Four Seven (VP-47) use a spot light to conduct a night repair and maintenance for a P-3C Orion aircraft. The P-3C is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class John Collins. (RELEASED)

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