That was announced on Tuesday. However the US Navy guys have already dubbed this Boeing 737 replacement for the P-3 as the PerDiem after the daily rates payed on deployments.
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PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) today announced that the P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft has been assigned its popular name. It will now be known as P-8A Poseidon.
That was announced on Tuesday. However the US Navy guys have already dubbed this Boeing 737 replacement for the P-3 as the PerDiem after the daily rates payed on deployments.
That was announced on Tuesday. However the US Navy guys have already dubbed this Boeing 737 replacement for the P-3 as the PerDiem after the daily rates payed on deployments.
"We attack tomorrow under cover of daylight! It's the last thing they'll be expecting ... a daylight charge across the minefield .."
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Wow, Someone a little slow with the press release( at NAVAIR) This is VERY old News...CelticWarrior wrote:PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) today announced that the P-8A multi-mission maritime aircraft has been assigned its popular name. It will now be known as P-8A Poseidon.
Is this a VERY lame attempt at comedy? I'm IN the P-3 Community and have NEVER heard this...CelticWarrior wrote: That was announced on Tuesday. However the US Navy guys have already dubbed this Boeing 737 replacement for the P-3 as the PerDiem after the daily rates payed on deployments.
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Ah Jeff, you have forgotten to allow for the time delay in things getting to HawaiiP3_Super_Bee wrote:Is this a VERY lame attempt at comedy? I'm IN the P-3 Community and have NEVER heard this...
(Now that is another lame attempt at comedy!)
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Perhaps I should have added the link from which the quoted article appeared .... http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=259598
British humour often doesn't translate well with our cousins. I might add that the OP has very recently returned from an exchange tour at Jacksonville with the USN so I think it would be fair to say that he knows what he's talking about.
British humour often doesn't translate well with our cousins. I might add that the OP has very recently returned from an exchange tour at Jacksonville with the USN so I think it would be fair to say that he knows what he's talking about.
"We attack tomorrow under cover of daylight! It's the last thing they'll be expecting ... a daylight charge across the minefield .."
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That explains it. East Coast pukes... They are a bunch of idiots. With VP-30 leading the way.CelticWarrior wrote: British humour often doesn't translate well with our cousins. I might add that the OP has very recently returned from an exchange tour at Jacksonville with the USN so I think it would be fair to say that he knows what he's talking about.