Narrative:
The P2V-3 crashed at sea during an exercise with a submarine in the waters between Block Island and Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 September 1951 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 122978 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 48 km (30 mls) E off Montauk Point, NY, USA ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU), United States of America |
| Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU), United States of America |
The P2V-3 crashed at sea during an exercise with a submarine in the waters between Block Island and Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» newenglandaviationhistory.com
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