Accident Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune 39333,
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Date:Thursday 4 November 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 39333
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Mount Guemes, Vancouver Island, BC -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Whidbey Island-NAS, WA (NUW)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Flew into high ground. The wreckage was not located until 16 October 1961.

Sources:

Navy plans to seek remains of nine fliers
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
vpi.calgarywaterford.org
San Bernardino Sun 6 November 1948, p2
El Litoral 5 November 1948, p1/6 November 1948, p1

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