Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204
Koninklijke Marineluchtvaartdienst - Lockheed SP-2H Neptune 204, (base code V) of 320Squadron, based at Valkenburg Air Base, visiting RAF St.Mawgan in Cornwall. (KMLD - Royal Dutch Naval Aviation) Built by Lockheed in 1961 as a P2V-7B, specifically for the MLD. After long service in the Netherlands and abroad, 204 was flown from Valkenburg to Aerospace Museum, RAF Cosford, on 22 Jul 82, marking the final SP-2H flight by the MLD. The aircraft was presented on permanent loan by the Dutch Ministry of Defence (Navy), with the loan being converted to a donation in 2007
Picture No
13448848
Media ID
47799286
Size
5433px x 2141px
(1.6MB)
Credit
© The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
unattributed photographer - scanned from an original negative
Date
circa 1970s
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