Aircraft Photo of A89-307 | Lockheed P-2E Neptune | Australia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #27579
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:A89-307
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Version:Lockheed P-2E Neptune
C/n (msn):426-5088
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Thunderballs
Location
City / Airport:Sydney - BankstownMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSBK   IATA: BWU   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:June 1969
Photo by:David Carter
Photo ID: 27579
Photo Comment

No backhoes ripping metal apart when A89-307 was scrapped. Useful parts were removed and the rest dismantled into sections that could moved to a metal recycling plant. Six P-2Es were scrapped at Bankstown.

This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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