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N43RF — Lockheed WP-3D Orion
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NOAA WP-3D Orion Miss Piggy

N43RF

USUnited States Department of Commerce
Aircraft
Lockheed WP-3D OrionP3
Operator
United States Department of Commerce
Mode-S
A52242
Flies as
NOAA43
Registry
United States
FAA status
Valid

P3 registered to United States Department of Commerce.

Airframe passport

The current identity we can safely join across FAA registration and movement records. Each claim keeps its source boundary visible.

government registry
No obvious registry flagsFAA current row, decoded aircraft data, and JetSweep linkage are available.
Registry claim

LOCKHEED WP-3D operated by United States Department of Commerce.

FAA Registry N43RF · snapshot Aug 10, 2026 ↗
Identity
Current tail
N43RF
Mode-S
A52242
Serial
5633
Aliases
N43RF · A52242 · 5633
Registration
Owner
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Status
Valid
Location
LAKELAND, FL
Certificate
Mar 17, 1976
Airframe
Type
LOCKHEED WP-3D
Year
—
Seats
21
Engine
—
We track the aircraft, not who is aboard. Ownership reflects the FAA registrant; attribution and purpose, where shown, are tiered by evidence. Some tails are blocked from public display.