Editing Lockheed CP-140 Aurora (section)

{{Short description|Canadian maritime patrol aircraft}}
{{Distinguish|Aurora (aircraft)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox aircraft 
  |name = CP-140 Aurora <br /> CP-140A Arcturus
  |image = File:Lockheed CP-140 Aurora, Canada - Air Force JP7645830.jpg
  |caption = CP-140 Aurora 140107 flying at [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport]] near [[Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario|Mount Hope, Ontario]]
  |type = [[Maritime patrol aircraft]] (CP-140) <br /> MPA [[trainer aircraft]] (CP-140A)
  |manufacturer = [[Lockheed Corporation]]
  |first_flight = 22 March 1979 (CP-140)
  |introduction = 1980
  |retired = 2011 (CP-140A only)
  |number_built = 21 (18 CP-140M + 3 CP-140A)
  |status = Active (CP-140M only)
  |primary_user = [[Royal Canadian Air Force]]
  |developed_from = [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]]
  |variants = 
}}

The '''Lockheed CP-140 Aurora''' is a [[patrol aircraft|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 (mythology)|"Aurora"]] refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun.<ref>[http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ar-Be/Aurora.html Myths Encyclopedia] Retrieved 26 May 2015</ref> Aurora also refers to the [[Aurora Borealis]], the "northern lights", that are prominent over northern Canada and the [[Arctic Ocean]].

The '''CP-140A Arcturus''' was a related variant used primarily for pilot training and coastal surface patrol missions.