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The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (designated P2V by the United States Navy prior to September 1962) is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon , and was replaced in turn by the Lockheed P-3 Orion .
The museum is devoted to the history of naval aviation, including that of the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.Its mission is "to select, collect, preserve and display" appropriate memorabilia representative of the development, growth and historic heritage of United States Naval Aviation. [2]
During the 1960s the station hosted a pair of unique Anti-Submarine Warfare Operational Flight Trainers. These consisted of two retired aircraft fuselages, a Grumman S-2A Tracker (crash damaged) and a Lockheed SP-2E Neptune (fire damaged), that were placed on the flat roof of the so-called "lean-to" on the southern side of LTA Hangar One.
English: A U.S. Navy Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (BuNo 135588) of Patrol Squadron 7 (VP-7) "Black Falcons" in flight. This aircraft was assigned to VP-7 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), from February 1965 to December 1967.
O: Lockheed (changed to V in 1951) PO Warning Star – redesignated WV in 1951; S: Sikorsky. PS; P2S; V: Lockheed-Vega. PV Ventura/Harpoon; P2V Neptune; V: Lockheed (changed from O in 1951) PV – skipped to avoid confusion with the Lockheed-Vega PV; P2V – skipped to avoid confusion with the Lockheed-Vega P2V Neptune; P3V Orion; Y ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 November 2024. WW2-era American maritime reconnaissance aircraft P4M Mercator United States Navy P4M-1 General information Type Patrol bomber National origin United States Manufacturer Martin Status Retired Primary user United States Navy Number built 21 History Introduction date 1950 First flight 20 ...
A Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, BuNo 127751, c/n 426-5085, of VP-22 [227] goes missing out of Naha Air Base, Okinawa. Subsequent search reveals the wreckage 45–50 miles from the base with 11 victims on a mountainside at the northeast end of Okinawa. [80] Aircraft struck 1,200–1,300 foot cliff at the 1,000 foot level.
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