| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "51-15956" |
| Alternate Serial: | 115956 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-2 Neptune |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-2 Neptune |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune |
| C/n (msn): | 5118 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown State, United States |
| Photo Date: | October 1957 to December 1958 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 647524 |
| Photo Comment |
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Neptunes for the Royal Air Force were allocated US Air Force rather than US Navy serials. When these aircraft were returned in 1957-58, many received a wrong serial. "51-15956" was really 51-15931, British serial WX505. To Brazil as FAB 7002. The real 51-15956 (c/n 5161), WX543, later to FAB 7000, returned as 51-15931. This is evidently not a 1951 delivery photo of 51-15956 as the aircraft had no MAD boom back then. This photo was added on 27 January 2024, and has since been viewed 197 times. |