Narrative:
The second Lockheed XP2V-1 Neptune prototype, was damaged beyond repair during flight test out of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, when one of the engines fell off.
» The Evening Star 12 May 1950, pA7
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1950 |
| Type: |  Lockheed XP2V-1 Neptune |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 48238 |
| MSN: | 26-1002 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oyster, Northampton County, VA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America |
The second Lockheed XP2V-1 Neptune prototype, was damaged beyond repair during flight test out of NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, when one of the engines fell off.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher» The Evening Star 12 May 1950, pA7
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