Orion/Aurora: World-Class Hunters

The story of the P-3 Orion--Lockheed's long-range maritime patrol aircraft--as used by NATO countries for reconnaissance, search-and-rescue, and anti-surface and anti-submarine 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 P-3's sister ship, the CP-140 Aurora). Additional camerawork: Pim Korver (Netherlands) and Knut Gløersen (Norway). Edited by Erik Friedl. Narrated by Richard Ramos. Produced by Lockheed-California Company, Burbank.