Narrative:
The Neptune (124242) was taking part in an anti-submarine warfare exercise off Block Island with another Neptune and the submarine USS Piper and a navy tug, USS Hopi.
The aircraft impacted the water during a target run.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 20 November 1952 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P2V-4 Neptune |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124242 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 112 km (70 mls) off Block Island, RI ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| 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 Neptune (124242) was taking part in an anti-submarine warfare exercise off Block Island with another Neptune and the submarine USS Piper and a navy tug, USS Hopi.
The aircraft impacted the water during a target run.
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