Incident Lockheed P2V Neptune ,
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Date:Saturday 25 April 1959
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P2V Neptune
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NAS Grosse Ile, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire on night landing. Landing gear cracked when two tires blew out on hitting the runway.

Sources:

Santa Cruz Sentinel 26 April 1959, p4

Revision history:

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