Aircraft Photo of 122466 | Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune | USA - Navy

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	122466
Military Code:	XD-4
Aircraft Original Type:	Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Generic Type:	Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Aircraft Version:	Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune
C/n (msn):	126-1097
Operator Titles:	USA - Navy
Unit Markings:	VX-6

Location
City / Airport:	Wigram (closed)Map
Country:	New Zealand
Airport Codes:	ICAO: NZWG IATA: - Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1955
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	738353

Photo Comment
Later named Amen! 122466 was back at its US base Patuxent River when it was ordered back to Antarctica to search for a missing UC-1 Otter. 122466 crashed on February 8, 1956, in Venezuela following a double engine failure. The crew survived as did the crew of the missing Otter. Both aircraft were destroyed in their respective accidents. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 18 October 2024, and has since been viewed 144 times.

Photo Comment

Later named Amen! 122466 was back at its US base Patuxent River when it was ordered back to Antarctica to search for a missing UC-1 Otter. 122466 crashed on February 8, 1956, in Venezuela following a double engine failure. The crew survived as did the crew of the missing Otter. Both aircraft were destroyed in their respective accidents. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

This photo was added on 18 October 2024, and has since been viewed 144 times.

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