Aircraft Photo of 30194 / K-72 | Goodyear ZP2K | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #320722
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:30194
Alternate Serial:K-72
Aircraft Original Type:Goodyear K
Aircraft Generic Type:Goodyear K/ZNP-K/ZPK/ZP2K/ZP3K/ZSG
Aircraft Version:Goodyear ZP2K
C/n (msn):K-72
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - James M Cox Dayton InternationalMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDAY   IATA: DAY   Local: DAY   Other: -
Event:Dayton Air Show 1953
 
Photo Date:1 September 1953 to 10 September 1953
Photo from:Bob Garrard Collection
Photo ID: 320722
Photo Comment

Originally delivered as a Goodyear ZNP-K, but converted to ZP2K in the early 1950s. K-72 (Bu30194) saw action during WW2, and on April 18, 1945, dropped an acoustic torpedo against a German U-Boat. Although a destroyer heard an explosion no debris surfaced so it was not credited with a kill. Seen here at the 1953 Dayton Air Show, with "Join the US Naval Reserve - Be a Naval Aviation Cadet" titles.

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