Keywords: NP-3D BAMEX VXS-1 in flight 2005.jpg A U S Navy Lockheed NP-3D Orion from scientific develpoment squadron VXS-1 Warlocks based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland USA in flight in 2005 This aircraft was used in the Bow Echo and Mesoscale Convective Vortices Experiment BAMEX In 2005 VXS-1 used four NP-3D Orion and had a staff of 13 officers 66 enlisted and 12 civilians VXS-1 was established on 13 December 2004 and was known before as the U S Naval Research Laboratory Flight Support Detachment U S Navy Naval Aviation News July-August 2005 p 16 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/2000s/2005/julaug/p16-17_VXS-1 pdf 2005 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy NP-3 Orion Scientific Development Squadron 1 United States Navy Red and white aircraft 2005 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River |