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The Lockheed P2V Neptune
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| Click here or on the picture to go to the unit selection page. | Major layout change started on Nov. 20, 2001 with VP-11 and VP-56. | Ray Jobes VP-16 page |
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| A major program of change in the layout of each unit page has now started and will cover one unit at a time. The major change coonsists in the removal of individual aircraft histories from the unit pages. These will now be accessible through clicking on the BuNo above each photo. This has a twofold effect. It makes the pages more pleasing to browse, and it allows me to update one page only for each BuNo instead of updating the history of each airplane on all the pages where its history appeared. It does not significantly lower the loading time, as the pages still contain the same number of photos, which take most of the loading time. |
I am trying to gather the complete service history of each and every
Neptune built. This means recording all the squadrons it served with, during which
periods of time and its markings at all times. This will of course probably prove impossible,
but I have been fortunate enough to get the support of a lot of good people that either
love the Neptune, served on it or both. What I want to show here over a period of time,
are some of the fruits of my project.
It has extended over 20 years and entailed a lot of letters and e-mail messages.
I will do this by providing sample photographs taken either by myself (much too
few), some of the
supportive people that have helped me or by using official photos. I will at first do this by units, and
with each BuNo I will then share my knowledge of the history of the
individual aircraft depicted. Any additions and corrections are gratefully received.
In May 2000 I received a package from Mr. Ray Jobes,
who was with VP-16 from 1955 to 1958. His P-2 photographs from that time are now displayed
on a separate page, Ray Jobes VP-16 page. A lot of
others have contributed material of all sorts, but no single person has sent me the same wealth of
photographs of this period when not so many people seem to have carried cameras and done so
great a job of photographing the Neptune. Thank you Ray and thank you all other
contributors. Without your efforts this site would only be a shadow of what it is now.
Please send any comments to: Baldur@verslo.is
Links to other sites that carry a lot of Neptune illustrations and
information.
The Neptune Home page by Jeffery S. Cultice is now maintained by Mr. Paul Müller
The VP Navy pages by Nevins Frankel (P-2
page)
Mid Atlantic Air Museum that has the only operationally
configured flying SP-2H 145915
Australian
Neptunes.
Win Jacksons Neptune site with photos of P-2s from
VP-31 DetNoris and NARTD/NARTU North Island
French Neptunes at at the Web of JMJ Lefebvre:
The Super Mystere net
(is no longer working)
