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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 squadron returned to NAS Whidbey Island in January 1953, having turned in its P2V-2s and receiving P2V-5s in February. VP-4 remained in NAS Whidbey Island until November 1953 and was then transferred to Kadena Air Base and subsequently to NAF Naha, Okinawa, where the squadron flew shipping patrols in the vicinity of Taiwan. The squadron ...
P2V-3 Neptune (Defensive guns) US Navy [19] November 6, 1951: Near Vladivostok: US Navy P2V-3 Neptune: La-11 "Fang" Soviet Air Defence Forces [16] [20] June 13, 1952: Sea of Japan: US Air Force RB-29 Superfortress: MiG-15 "Fagot" Soviet Air Defence Forces [21] October 7, 1952: Over the Kurile Islands: US Air Force RB-29 Superfortress: La-11 ...
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.
This list of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962) includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the 1922 United States Navy aircraft designation system, which was used by the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard.
P2V-5 Neptune in flight over Japan. The squadron's first home port upon its return to the States was Naval Air Station San Diego, California where it underwent transition to the new P2V Neptune aircraft. With transition complete, the squadron was permanently assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, on 13 January 1948. That same ...
P2V can refer to: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft; Physical-to-Virtual, on a virtualized computer platform; See also.
An OP-2E Neptune of VO-67, a variant of a naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft specifically developed for the Muscle Shoals mission. The squadron flew OP-2E Neptune aircraft, a modification of the P-2E Neptune maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare aircraft. [ 1 ]