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| Date: | Thursday 20 November 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P2V-4 Neptune |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124242 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 112 km off Block Island, RI -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU) |
| Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU) |
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.
Sources:
newenglandaviationhistory.com
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