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P-3 wing assembly at the Lockheed plant in Burbank, California, circa 1967. Many of these same tools are being used today to build replacement wings for P-3s at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, as part of the Mid Life Upgrade, or MLU, program.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company – Palmdale, CA
P-3 Orion Wing Assembly
2-1966
Lockheed Martin Photo by R.Oxborough

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