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USN 1143109 SP-2H Neptune Patrol Plane

SP-2H Neptune Patrol Plane
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Title: SP-2H Neptune Patrol Plane
Caption: Rear Admiral Thomas D. Davies, Deputy Chief of Naval Material for Development, stands beside a sign giving the history of the "Truculent Turtle", a Neptune plane which made an 11,000 mile, nonstop flight in 1946 from Perth, Australia to Columbus, Ohio, piloted by him and a crew of 3 officers. The occasion was the last flight of this type of plane (Neptune) from Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine to Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, 20 February 1970.
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Catalog #: USN 1143109
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Fri, Feb 20, 1970
After this Year: 1970
Before this Year: 1979
Original Medium: BW Photo
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