| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "44037" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed P-2 Neptune |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed P-2 Neptune |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed SP-2H Neptune |
| C/n (msn): | 726-7204 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Warner Robins - Robins AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Georgia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KWRB IATA: WRB Local: WRB Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 14 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 808131 |
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This is actually USN SP-2H BuNo 147954 paint to represent a USAF RB-69A. This particular aircraft was the first P2V-7S delivered, carryingadditional ASW/ECM equipment. Seven P2V-7Us were loaned by the Navy for use by the CIA in covert operations as aerial reconnaissance/ELINT platforms, fitted with a range of surveillance electronics packages. RB-69A 54-4037 in fact was ex BuNo 135612 and was shot down by a MiG-17PF near Yantai on China's Shantung Peninsula in June 1964 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 May 2025, and has since been viewed 466 times. |