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- Code Number:
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Lockheed P2V-1, The Turtle, Neptune Bu. # 89082, Pensacola Naval Air Station, National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS
- The third Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune (seen here), named the "TRUCULENT TURTLE", was stripped down, fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks plus an extended nose, and set an unrefueled long distance flight record 1946Saint The aircraft took off from Perth (Australia) on 29 Sep 1946 and landed in Columbus (Ohio, USA) on 1 Oct 1946 Saint It flew with a crew of four USaintSSaint Navy officers and a young kangaroo, covering 18,089Saint3 kilometers (11,235Saint6 miles) in 55 hours 18 minutesSaint
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Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Long Range Anti-Submarine Patrol Aircraft, ASW, Military Aviation, Aircraft, Plane, Airplane, Prop, Propeller, Piston, maritime surveillance, Fixed wing multi engine, Reciprocating, Navy, Military, Armament, Killingry, Weaponry, warfare, Naval, Weapon, Maritime, History, Archives, Historic, Armed Force
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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- Code Number:
- MYNV14P10_18
- Title:
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Lockheed P2V-1, The Turtle, Neptune Bu. # 89082, Pensacola Naval Air Station, National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS
- The third Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune (seen here), named the "TRUCULENT TURTLE", was stripped down, fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks plus an extended nose, and set an unrefueled long distance flight record 1946Saint The aircraft took off from Perth (Australia) on 29 Sep 1946 and landed in Columbus (Ohio, USA) on 1 Oct 1946 Saint It flew with a crew of four USaintSSaint Navy officers and a young kangaroo, covering 18,089Saint3 kilometers (11,235Saint6 miles) in 55 hours 18 minutesSaint
- Keywords:
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Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Long Range Anti-Submarine Patrol Aircraft, ASW, Military Aviation, Aircraft, Plane, Airplane, Prop, Propeller, Piston, maritime surveillance, Fixed wing multi engine, Reciprocating, Navy, Military, Armament, Killingry, Weaponry, warfare, Naval, Weapon, Maritime, History, Archives, Historic, Armed Force
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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