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| Date: | Sunday 4 February 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed P2V-3W Neptune |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 124277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whidbey Island NAS, WA (NUW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a test flight the Neptune made an emergency landing after developing a runaway propeller. The aircraft impacted a ground approach control unit.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
The Spokesman-Review 5 February 1951, p1
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