Accident Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune 89095, Friday 21 November 1947
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Date:Friday 21 November 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 89095
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:180 km W off San Diego, CA -   Pacific Ocean
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Diego-Miramar NAS, CA (NKX/KNKX)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into sea, two crew members rescued by submarine.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 25.11.1947, p2
San Bernardino Sun, Volume 54, Number 72, 22 November 1947
VP-2 history

Revision history:

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23-Jul-2024 07:34 ASN Updated [Registration, Source, ]

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