ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune 135619 Fallon, NV
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Date:Sunday 22 September 1957
Type:Silhouette image of generic P2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune
Operator:United States Navy
Registration: 135619
MSN: 726-7051
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:97 km (60.6 mls) E of Fallon, NV (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Alameda NAS, CA (NGZ/KNGZ), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Neptune crashed on a hill side 60 miles east of Fallon, NV. Of the nine on board, one crew member was killed and two were injured.
The aircraft was stationed at NAS Alameda, CA and dispatched on a mission to search for a missing F2H Banshee Navy fighter from NAS Moffett Field, CA.

Sources:
» Victoria Advocat 23 SEP 1957, 8A
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher


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