Canberra Airport played host to a range of unique and interesting aircraft exhibits at this years open day, Sunday 28th March 2010. Clear skies and beautiful autumn weather played host to a large crowd of interested spectators and aviation enthusiasts. On display were the HARS Super Constellation, Dakota C47, Neptune and PBY Catalina. The event was a great success with [...]
July 2009 marked the 20 year anniversary of the restoration and recovery of Neptune 566 from Tahiti to Australia. Members of the original restoration team were on hand to celebrate this milestone and to participate in an engine run demonstration.
This aircraft is one of two Lockheed Neptune P2V-7s operated by the Society. P2V-7 Neptune A89-273 (later designated SP-2H) was built at Lockheed’s Burbank plant in California, USA. The manufacturers serial number was No. 7273. Bauer No. 149,073, being delivered to the RAAF and arriving in Townsville on the 10 March 1962. It was allocated to10 Squadron, which then operated out of Townsville, [...]
This is the second of of the two Lockheed Neptune P2V-7s operated by the Society. Neptune 566 was one of 26 operated by the French armed forces from 15 April 1969 and was allocated to French Marine Escadrille 12. The aircraft was eventually based on the French Polynesian territorial island of Tahiti in the Pacific and was operated on patrol duties during the early [...]
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