A Lockheed P2V on a VFR cross-country positioning flight crashed into a hillside near its destination, killing both ATP-rated pilots. Instrument conditions prevailed at the accident site, despite the ...

MISSOULA,Mont - Neptune Aviation is retiring seven Lockheed P2V air tankers Saturday September 30th. This is a historic day for these aircraft that have been around since the cold war. Sam Wagner ...

Naval aircraft traditionally have nicknames. The third production Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune was named the “Truculent Turtle," after Lockheed’s mission, Operation Turtle, intended to extend the ...

On this day in aviation history, 80 years ago-May 17, 1945-the Lockheed P-2 Neptune took to the skies for its first flight. Designed as a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, the ...

Nine days after their retirement party in Missoula, Neptune Aviation’s P2V retardant bombers were called back into action for northern California’s wildfire rampage. “Typically the fire season would ...

On the afternoon of June 3, an aging Lockheed Martin P2V air tanker crashed near the border of Nevada and Utah, killing the pilot and co-pilot. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...