ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed XP2V-1 Neptune 48238 Oyster, Northampton County, VA
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Date:Thursday 11 May 1950
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed XP2V-1 Neptune
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 48238
MSN: 26-1002
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Oyster, Northampton County, VA (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America
Destination airport:Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America
Narrative:
The second Lockheed XP2V-1 Neptune prototype, was damaged beyond repair during flight test out of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, when one of the engines fell off.

Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» The Evening Star 12 May 1950, pA7


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