P-2V Neptune
by Guy Whiteley
Title
P-2V Neptune
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Guy Whiteley
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Photograph - Photograph
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The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (originally designated P2V until September 1962) was a Maritime patrol and ASW aircraft. It was developed for the United States Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, and being replaced in turn with the Lockheed P-3 Orion. Designed as a land-based aircraft, the Neptune never made a carrier landing, although a small number of aircraft were converted and deployed as carrier launched stop-gap nuclear bombers which would have to ditch or recover at land bases. The type was successful in export and saw service with several armed forces. This one, wearing a VP-21 (Patrol Squadron 21) emblem, is on static display at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station in Maine.
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November 17th, 2013
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