AFTER 52 years of valuable service, the last Lockheed P-3A DELTIC (Delayed Time Compression) Orion in service with Grupo 22 of the Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force or EA) has retired from service. It landed for the last time at Madrid's Cuatro Vientos Air Base in mid-November 2017 after a flight of about an hour from its base at Moron de la Frontera. The aircraft, serial P.3A-01/22-21 - also affectionately known by all in the unit as 'El Abuelo' (The Grandfather) - began its long operational career in 1965 when it was delivered to the US Navy's Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) 'Fighting Tigers' as BuNo 152153. After eight years' service with the Americans, the aircraft was acquired by Spain and delivered to the EA on August 1,1973.
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机译：经过52年的宝贵服役后，最后与Ejercito del Aire（西班牙空军或EA）的Grupo 22一起服役的洛克希德P-3A DELTIC（延迟时间压缩）猎户座已经退役。它从莫隆·德拉弗龙特拉（Moron de la Frontera）基地飞行约一个小时后，于2017年11月中旬最后一次降落在马德里的Cuatro Vientos空军基地。这架飞机是P.3A-01 / 22-21系列，也被单位中的所有人都亲切地称为“祖父”（El Abuelo），于1965年交付美国海军第八巡逻中队，开始了漫长的运营生涯。 （VP-8）“格斗老虎”，编号152153。在为美国人服务了8年之后，这架飞机被西班牙收购，并于1973年8月1日交付给EA。
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