ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune 131515 St Lawrence Island, AK
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Date:Wednesday 22 June 1955
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 131515
MSN: 426-5396
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:St Lawrence Island, AK (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kodiak NAS, AK (ADQ/PADQ), United States of America
Destination airport:Kodiak NAS, AK (ADQ/PADQ), United States of America
Narrative:
The Neptune was attacked by Soviet MiG-15s while on patrol. It crash-landed on St Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.
All eleven occupants were rescued by the US Air Force.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
» The Montreal Gazette 24 June 1955, p1


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