RCAF P-3 Orion (CP-140)

Lockheed CP-140 Aurora airplane model. The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft, operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe but mounts the electronics suite of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. "Aurora" refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun. Aurora also refers to the Aurora Borealis, the "northern lights", that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean.