Lajes Field, Portugal – P-3 Orion vintage style military aviation travel poster art by – Squadron Posters!
[description]Lajes Field, Portugal – P-3 Orion
This “Lajes Field Portugal – P-3 Orion” poster art is dedicated to all those who served at Lajes Field and flew or supported the P-3 Orion.
Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Portuguese: Base Aérea das Lajes) officially designated Air Base No. 4 , is a multi-use airfield and home to the Portuguese Air Force and Azores Air Zone Command, a United States Air Force detachment unit (operated by the 65th Air Base Wing of United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa), and a regional air passenger terminal located near Lajes and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal. Located about 3,680 km (2,290 mi) east of New York City and about 1,600 km (990 mi) west of Lisbon, Portugal; the base sits in a strategic location midway between North America and Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean.