French Lockheed P2V Neptune aircraft

French Neptunes

First delivered: January 19th 1953
Out of use by 1984
First published: 28. February 2001
Last updated March 7, 2011
See a very special archive with French Neptunes
at the Web of JMJ Lefebvre
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Photo of 147566 added on 5. March 2001
Added two photos of 148336 on October 23, 2002.
Ten photos of different Neptunes added November 4, 2002.
Photo of 146438 added November 14, 2002.
Photo of 126522 added November 20, 2002.
Photos of 144685, 144686, 144688, 146437 and 148330 added November 7 2003
Photo of 134654 added April 7, 2004.
Photos of 126522, 144685, 144688, 146433, 147563, 148331 and 148333 added November 13, 2005.
Photo of 134639 added November 15, 2005
Photos of 134648, 134654, 146434, 146436 and 148331 added June 26, 2006.
Photos of 144686, 144690, 146431, 147563, 148330 and 148333 added November 2, 2007
Photos of 134645 and 134657 added April 19, 2008.
Photo of 134655 added August 7, 2009
Photo of 134659 and 148332 added January 29, 2010
New photos of 126522 and 134663 plus first photos of 134658 added February 15, 2011
Photo of 134650 added April 7, 2011.
Still need 15 P2V-6s and 2 P2V-7s (See list here)

126522 New November 20,2002 1000 pixels Photographed during 1965. Date, location and photographer unknown. Courtesy: www.neptune-association.nl/prudent_staal (New February 15, 2011)	126522 1000 pixels Photographed at Rochefort-Sur-Mer France in July 1970 by Alain Picollet. ((New November 12,2005)	126522 1000 pixels Photographed during 1969. Date, location and photographer unknown. Courtesy: www.neptune-association.nl/prudent_staal (New February 15, 2011)
126540 P2V-6, 126540 Photographed at Prestwick in the 1950s by Wilf White.
134638 P2V-6, 134638 Photographed courtesy Air Fan New November 4, 2002
134639 ©Damian Allard P2V-6 Neptune BuAer 134639 belonging to the 21F squadron (ARR/ DR) Courtesy: Damien Allard	134639 Photographed at Bron on 30 August 1966. Photo: Ian Macpherson, courtesy Wayne Mutza.	134639 1000 pixels Photographed at Nîmes-Garons in July 1965 by Daniel Frairot (New November 15 ,2005) E.C.P. Armées.
134643 Courtesy MAP.
134644
134645 1000 pixels (new April 19, 2008) 1000 pixels (new April 19, 2008)	134645 1000 pixels (new April 19, 2008)	134645 1000 pixels (new April 19, 2008)
134647
134648 Courtesy MAP	134648 Courtesy MAP	134648 1000 pixels Photographed at Davis Monthan AFB on October 4, 1967 by Stephen H. Miller. New June 26, 2006
134650 Courtesy MAP	134650 Courtesy MAP	134650 Date, location and photographer unknown. 1000 pixels New April 7, 2011
134654 New April 7, 2004	134654 1000 pixels Photographed at Davis Monthan AFB on October 4, 1967 by Stephen H. Miller. New June 26, 2006
134655 1000 pixels New August 7, 2009
134656 New November 4, 2002
134657 1000 pixels (new April 19, 2008)
134658 1000 pixels Date, location and photographer unknown. Courtesy: www.neptune-association.nl/prudent_staal New February 15, 2011 First photo of 134658
134659 1000 pixels Photographed at LeBourget in June 1961 by Jack M. Friell new January 29, 2010
134663 Date, location and photographer unknown.	134663 1000 pixels Date, location and photographer unknown. Courtesy: www.neptune-association.nl/prudent_staal New February 15, 2011
144685 New November 7, 2003	144685 1000 pixels Photograph by Alain Picollet. New November 13, 2005
144686 New November 7, 2003	144686 1000 pixels Photographed in Papetee on July 14, 1970 by Dominiqu Gamet Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007
144687 New November 4, 2002
144688 New November 7, 2003	144688 1000 pixels Photograph by Alain Picollet. New November 13, 2005
144689
144690 Courtesy Jack M. Friell via Wayne Mutza.	144690 Courtesy MAP.	144690 1000 pixels Photographed in Papetee on July 14, 1970 by Dominiqu Gamet Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007
144691 Dave Steinbacher collection via Wayne Mutza.	144691 Dave Steinbacher collection via Wayne Mutza.
146431 Courtesy MAP. 1000 pixels Photographed in October 1962 from Christan Boisselon Archives. Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007	146431 New November 4, 2002	146431 Photo Flotille 25F Courtesy Archive JMJ LEFEBVRE. New November 4, 2002
146432 New November 4, 2002
146433 Photographed at Luga, Malta during 1971. Courtesy MAP.	146433 1000 pixels Photographed by Alain Picollet at Cambrai-Epinoy on May 20, 1973. New November 13, 2005
146434 New November 4, 2002	146434 1000 pixels Photographed at the 1962 Paris Air Show by Stephen H. Miller. New June 26, 2006
146435 Courtesy MAP.	146435 1000 pixels Photograph by Alain Picollet. New November 13, 2005
146436	146436 1000 pixels Photographed in October 1968 by Jack Friell, courtesy Stephen H. Miller. Photo replaced and 1000 pixel added June 26, 2006
146437 New November 7, 2003
146438 Later became 218 of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Courtesy Wayne Mutza. New November 14, 2002
147562 Courtesy MAP.	147562 Taken at Greenham common in 1973.	147562 Taken at Greenham common in 1973.
147563	147563 1000 pixels Photographed by Alain Picollet at Lann-Bihoué in August 1977. New November 13, 2005 1000 pixels Photographed by Alain Picollet at Brienne-le-Château in May 1984. New November 13, 2005	147563 1000 pixels Photographed at Lann Bihoué in June, 1983 by Alexandre Ganniet Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007
147564 Photographed in 1963, courtesy MAP.
147566 Photographed in Tahiti by Bob Livingstone
147567 ©Damian Allard P2V-7 (P-2H) Neptune seen at NAS Lann-Bihoué. (Damian Allard), courtesy	147567 Seen at NAS Keflavik. Date unknown: Baldur Sveinsson collection.
147568 Courtesy MAP
147569 Photo Flotille 25F Courtesy Archive JMJ LEFEBVRE. New November 4, 2002	147569 New November 4, 2002
147570 New November 4, 2002
147571 photographed in 1963, courtesy MAP	147571 photographed in 1963, courtesy MAP
148330 New November 7, 2003	148330 1000 pixels Photographed at Landivisiau in June 1979 by Alexandre Ganniet Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007	148330 1000 pixels Photographed at Lann Bihoué in June, 1978 by Alexandre Ganniet Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007
148331 Courtesy MAP	148331 New November 4, 2002 1000 pixels Photographed at Lann-Bihoue in June 1971, by Jean Magendie. Courtesy Stephen H. Miller. New June 26, 2006	148331 1000 pixels Photographed by Alain Picollet at Lann-Bihoué in September 1977. New November 13, 2005
148332 1000 pixels Photographed by Jack M. Friell. New January 20, 2010	148332 Photo Flotille 25F Courtesy Archive JMJ LEFEBVRE. New April 7, 2004	148332 Courtesy MAP.
148333 1000 pixels Photographed by Alain Picollet at Orléans-Bricy in September 1968. New November 13, 2005	148333 1000 pixels Photographed at Hao in December 1999 by Alexandre Ganniet Courtesy the Netmarine page. New November 2, 2007	148333 Photographed at Hao in April 1994 by John Wegg. Courtesy Wayne Mutza.
148334 ©Damian Allard Photo 12S. courtesy	148334 from 25F. Photographed on 22 March 1986 and Nancy by Steve Miller. Courtesy Wayne Mutza
148335 Courtesy MAP	148335 P2V-7 from the 25F squadron. Photo Jean Michel Guhl. Courtesy
148336 Photos by Alan Crosnier, Courtesy Air Fan new October 23, 2002.	148336 Photos by Alan Crosnier, Courtesy Air Fan new October 23, 2002.
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