Loss of control Accident Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune 124905, Wednesday 29 May 1957
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Date:Wednesday 29 May 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 124905
MSN: 426-50
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:0,15 km N off Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU)
Destination airport:Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU)
Narrative:
Crashed in the water of Narragansett Bay about 500 feet north of runway 19.

Sources:

newenglandaviationhistory.com

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photo (c) U.S. Navy; Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO); May 1957


photo (c) U.S. Navy; Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO); May 1957

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