This Lockheed Neptune served with the US Navy from 1960 to 1980 as 147969. After retirement from Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8) based at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico the aircraft was flown to CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia on Aug. 27, 1980 to join the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Painted as the first of 25 RCAF Neptunes delivered in 1955 to replace the Avro Lancaster. California Airframe Parts Co. bought the surviving RCAF Neptunes for parts in 1970, but three were sold to Flying Firemen in Victoria, BC to be air tankers. These aircraft were never operated in Canada and sold in the US.

Lockheed Neptune 147969 served with the US Navy from 1960 to 1980. After retirement from Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8) based at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico the aircraft was flown to CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia on Aug. 27, 1980 to join the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. Painted as the first of 25 RCAF Neptunes delivered in 1955 to replace the Avro Lancaster. California Airframe Parts Co. bought the surviving RCAF Neptunes for parts in 1970, but three were sold to Flying Firemen in Victoria, BC to be air tankers. These aircraft were never operated in Canada and sold in the US.

Formerly 140441 of the US Navy's Squadron VP-65, coded "PG". Stored for firebomber conversion by Hawkins &Powers Aviation but never entered service. Broken up at Greybull by 2006.

19-21 (S-21), the first Neptune supplied to the Netherlands. BuNo 134671. Carries the c/n on the nosewheel doors. 19-28 can be seen in the background. 19-21 arrived at Valkenburg on 29 December 1953. Reserialled to 086 from 1959. To Portugal as 4701 in 1962. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This ex French Marine Lockheed Neptune was recovered from a swamp and brought back to HARS for restoration and preservation.

This immaculate Neptune is getting some rest after fighting the California wildfires.

Scrapped at Valkenburg in 1981.

Photographed at Kingsley Air Tanker Base.

Any help on the year and/or location is appreciated.

Sold to Evergreen Helicopters in October 1984 and re-registered N208EV in 1985, but this was never applied to the aircraft and it remained at MZJ and was finally scrapped there in the 1990s.

The P-2J was a derivative of the Lockheed P2V-7 but with GE T64 turboprop engines. Kawasaki built a total of 82 P-2J's between 1969 and 1979. Slide taken by Mr. Akira Watanabe.