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LOCKHEED P2V-3B, P2V-3C NEPTUNE The first nuclear capable carrier based aircraft was the Lockhead P2V-3C modification. The P2V-3B modification was the same plane with AN/ASB-1. The first takeoffs from a carrier, the USS Coral Sea, were made on April 27, 1948 by Cdr. Thomas D. Davies and Lcdr. John P. Wheatley. The P2Vs went through various versions and modifications, with 1181 built and aprox. 50 still flying. Three excellent websites are http://www.verslo.is/baldur/p2/ (Baldur Sveinsson), http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/aircraft.html, and http://p2vneptune.org/index.shtml HATU, NAS Norfolk flew Bunos 122947, 122949 and 122951 for bombardier/navigator training with AN/ASB-1 in 1954. HATULANT, NAS Sanford flew BuNos 122924, 122927, 122947, 122949, 122969, and 122971 (two photos of 122969, one JATO launch and one on the Coral Sea, are at http://p2vneptune.org/p2v3c.shtml). Photos of VC-5 BuNo 122924 and 122951 are also at that site page. VC-5 also flew BuNo 122449 (NB41) which had a tailhook, and piloted by then Capt. Hayward, with p/c Shad Shadburn, made several successful "traps" at Patuxent River, Md. Vice Admiral John Tucker Hayward's book is "Blue Jacket Admiral." Many thanks to Carl England, Jr. CAPT, USNR-R for providing his flight log information re HATU and HATULANT. |
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