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| Date: | Thursday 14 June 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 122453 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,6 km W of Flemings Island Field, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An inflight fire forced the crew of a Neptune to carry out an emergency landing at Flemings Island Field, Florida. The aircraft hit an 80 foot pine tree at the end of the runway during a pull-up and go around and crashed.
Sources:
vpnavy.com
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
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