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In December 1945, the first 100 of the Lockheed P2V-1 and the U.S. Navy were delivered.
It was the first first land plane designed as a sea reconnaissance aircraft.
The U-Hunt was also used.
From 1945 Neptune became one of the long terms of service for all permanently built military aircraft.
Subsequent, over the years, subside later, then always left out.
The last version was the P2V-7, which took off for the first flight on April 26, 1954 and until the beginning of the following years. The 15 kN J-34-WE-34 jet engines, die-cast MAD booms at the stern, a more specific pulpit, more streamlined wing end tanks and some modernized systems have to die as standard. Furthermore, the 3500 hp R-3350-32W engines were installed.
311 machines were entered from this version.
The french Navy had 33 machines of these type.
1150 planes of all promises they had in the U.S. Navy in recent years and were also used as reconnaissance aircraft. It was used in the Korean and Vietnam War and served as a reconnaissance for the Cuban crisis. Subsequent modernization that their active service 1970, when the last squadron VP-23 retired their SP-2H. Until the end of the years of interest, it was only found in a few reserve units.
The last seven P2V-5 and -7 from Neptune Aviation, Missoula (Montana), operated as fire-fighting aircraft, were taken out of service in 2017 and replaced by converted BAe 146.
The P2Vs have helped various museums.
The P2V fleet has flown 47,000 missions, which means that 97 million gallons of extinguishing agent were used.
This Lockheed P2V-7H Neptune, with registration number 147563, and manufacturing number 7177 was created in 1959 and supplied to the Navy.
On July 31, 1983 she was put on duty.
Today it stands on its own military airfield and rots away.
It was the first first land plane designed as a sea reconnaissance aircraft.
The U-Hunt was also used.
From 1945 Neptune became one of the long terms of service for all permanently built military aircraft.
Subsequent, over the years, subside later, then always left out.
The last version was the P2V-7, which took off for the first flight on April 26, 1954 and until the beginning of the following years. The 15 kN J-34-WE-34 jet engines, die-cast MAD booms at the stern, a more specific pulpit, more streamlined wing end tanks and some modernized systems have to die as standard. Furthermore, the 3500 hp R-3350-32W engines were installed.
311 machines were entered from this version.
The french Navy had 33 machines of these type.
1150 planes of all promises they had in the U.S. Navy in recent years and were also used as reconnaissance aircraft. It was used in the Korean and Vietnam War and served as a reconnaissance for the Cuban crisis. Subsequent modernization that their active service 1970, when the last squadron VP-23 retired their SP-2H. Until the end of the years of interest, it was only found in a few reserve units.
The last seven P2V-5 and -7 from Neptune Aviation, Missoula (Montana), operated as fire-fighting aircraft, were taken out of service in 2017 and replaced by converted BAe 146.
The P2Vs have helped various museums.
The P2V fleet has flown 47,000 missions, which means that 97 million gallons of extinguishing agent were used.
This Lockheed P2V-7H Neptune, with registration number 147563, and manufacturing number 7177 was created in 1959 and supplied to the Navy.
On July 31, 1983 she was put on duty.
Today it stands on its own military airfield and rots away.
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Great photos! Cheers for sharing.