Lockheed P2V P - 2 Neptune XP2V - 1 Prototype USN Navy 8x10 Vintage Photo ASW
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:28313170 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
This 8x10 vintage photo comes from my Dad's collection, personally obtained by him in the 1950s.
My father used to write to US Navy installations and various aircraft manufactures and they would send back photos and literature.
Please give this historic item a good home!
See photos for more details and condition.
I ship in rigid cardboard for protection.
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Lockheed P-2 NeptuneThe Lockheed P-2 Neptune (designated P2V by the United State...s Navy prior to September 1962) was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, and was replaced in turn by the Lockheed P-3 Orion. Designed as a land-based aircraft, the Neptune never made a carrier landing, but a small number were converted and deployed as carrier-launched, stop-gap nuclear bombers that would have to land on shore or ditch. The type was successful in export, and saw service with several armed forces.
XP2V-1On 4 February 1944, Lockheed was awarded a contract by the US Navy for the development of two "XP2V-1" prototypes. The XP2V-1 "Neptune", as it was designated, was flown for the first time on May 17, 1945. Powered by two 2, 300 horsepower (1, 700 kW) Wright R-3350-8 engines with four-bladed propellers, with armament of two .50 in machine guns in nose, tail and dorsal turrets, and 8, 000 pounds of stores in an internal bomb bay.The production P2V-1s were generally similar to the 2 prototypes, though there were some minor aerodynamic fixes and the size of the radome was enlarged.
