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P-8 named
Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 16:13
by CelticWarrior
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.

Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 23:35
by ricktk
ROFL
Posted: 12 Jan 2007, 23:46
by Garysb
Diddnt it sink in one film?
Or maybe even two!
Re: P-8 named
Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 05:15
by P3_Super_Bee
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.
Wow, Someone a little slow with the press release( at NAVAIR) This is VERY old News...
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.

Is this a VERY lame attempt at comedy? I'm IN the P-3 Community and have NEVER heard this...
Re: P-8 named
Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 07:26
by Stewart Pearson
P3_Super_Bee wrote:Is this a VERY lame attempt at comedy? I'm IN the P-3 Community and have NEVER heard this...
Ah Jeff, you have forgotten to allow for the time delay in things getting to Hawaii
(Now that is another lame attempt at comedy!)
Cheers
Stew

Posted: 13 Jan 2007, 10:23
by CelticWarrior
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.
Posted: 19 Jan 2007, 21:49
by P3_Super_Bee
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.
That explains it. East Coast pukes... They are a bunch of idiots. With VP-30 leading the way.