| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 122465 |
| Military Code: | XD-9 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-2 Neptune |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-2 Neptune |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune |
| C/n (msn): | 126-1096 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VX-6 |
| Aircraft Name: | Boopsie |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Wigram (closed)Map |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZWG IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 September 1956 to 17 October 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 626189 |
| Photo Comment |
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122465 was tragically destroyed with the loss of four lives when it crashed on approach to McMurdo on October 18, 1956. Poor weather closed in on the ice runway when the aircraft was past the point of no return to New Zealand. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 3 December 2023, and has since been viewed 668 times. |