This is at the store and restoration site for the museum

'Tanker 48' built in 1961 and operated by Minden Air Corp.

The pigeons like this Neptune. I like the RCAF style lightning bolt.

Looking rather aggressive with the boost engines painted like sharks. Returning from one of its many flights this day to fight the deadly Esparanza fire. Ex Bu145906.

Operated by Black Hills Aviation.

This once proud Neptune, one of many in the NAS fleet at the time, unfortunately crashed shortly after take-off from Reno-Stead, NV on 1 Sep 2008.

Neptune Inc's P2V-7 sprayer had an unusually modified rear end when shot at Missoula Airport. Originally with the US Navy as 148358.

Tanker 139 together with N140HP/140 (cn 7102). These beauties could not have looked better when H&P started operating them in 1990 after overhaul and modifications. Since their contract had been cancelled in May 2004 they were waiting for another smoky start-up. For that, their remaining service life had to be established, a tough and costly operation. Nevertheless, it was successfully completed for this airframe that flew on as Tanker 43, N443NA. [Velvia 50, DiMage Scan]

Two immaculate Neptunes in eye-catching colors at the Greybull museum. Tanker 139 retained the long tail cone that used to house the MAD (Magnetic Anomaly Detection) sensors while Tanker 140 received a short version. There aren't too many of these compact cones and they all seem different in shape. [Nikon F100]