Status: | |
Date: | Friday 7 May 1954 |
Type: | Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 128421 |
MSN: | 426-5267 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | ca 8 km SW of Nassau Airport (NAS) ( Bahamas)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nassau International Airport (NAS/MYNN), Bahamas |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Neptune crashed into the sea about 300 yards off Clifton Pier, Nassau, Bahamas on takeoff, killing all aboard
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US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» Billings Gazette May 8,1954
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.