Lockheed P2V-7/P-2H Neptune
Courtesy of Randy Malmstrom
Lockheed P2V-7/P-2H Neptune, #148360. One of 216 produced, this particular aircraft was one of the last of its type produced for the U.S. Navy: from October 1961 to 1977 it was on submarine patrol in the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific and Mediterranean Oceans A maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft. Variants to the Neptune included nuclear strike capabilities, CIA operations, Vietnam gunship, and later as a firefighter. It is powered by R-3350-32W engines. Much of its original radar and other submarine detection equipment are still onboard. Note the trailing antenna mast on the starboard side. My photos outside Erickson Aircraft Collection at Madras Municipal Airport in Oregon.