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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 Kawasaki P-2J (originally P2V-Kai) is a maritime patrol and ASW aircraft developed for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.A twin turboprop-powered version of the radial-engined P-2 Neptune, the P-2J was developed as an alternative to buying the larger and more expensive P-3 Orion, which would eventually replace the P-2J in the 1980s.
Licensed aircraft have included the P-2J (derived from the Lockheed P-2 Neptune), KH-4 helicopters (derived from the Bell 47), Kawasaki KV-107 helicopters (derived from the Boeing Vertol 107 Model II), and CH-47J / JA heavy-lift helicopters.
A VP-1 P-3B Orion with other aircraft of PatWing 2 at Barbers Point. After more than twenty years of operating the P-2 Neptune, the squadron began receiving P-3B Orion aircraft to replace its aging SP-2H fleet in July 1969. VP-1 was the last fleet squadron to still operate the Neptune, and as the transition was completed by 1 October 1969, it ...
VAH-21 AP-2H at NAS Patuxent River in 1969 Former VAH-21 AP-2H on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum. VAH-21, nicknamed the Roadrunners, was a short-lived Heavy Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, based at Naval Station Sangley Point, Philippines.
During its time, the squadron flew many different aircraft types, beginning in the years shown: Lockheed P-2 Neptune (1957); Douglas F3D Skyknight (1957); Grumman F-9 Cougar (1958); Douglas A-3 Skywarrior (1958, with several variants over the years); and Grumman A-6 Intruder (1966).
It was re-equipped with Lockheed P-2 Neptune aircraft during 1951–53, sending crews to the United States to fly the aircraft back, and in May 1954 the squadron re-located to RAAF Base Richmond. [1] No. 11 Squadron AP-3C Orion in 2016. Neptunes from the squadron flew around the world in February 1957 as part of Operation Westbound. [5]
A Lockheed P-2 Neptune launches from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), 2 July 1951. A rocket-assisted Boeing B-47 B takeoff. A Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber taking off with the aid of 330 horsepower (250 kW) jet-assisted unit in about half the normal run.