Neptune (Total: 244, Canadian: 25, Group 0)
Lockheed Neptune

Lockheed CP-122 Neptune, RCAF (Serial No. 24106).
The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (designated P2V by the United States Navy prior to September 1962) was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, and was replaced in turn by the Lockheed P-3 Orion. Designed as a land-based aircraft, the Neptune never made a carrier landing, but a small number were converted and deployed as carrier-launched, stop-gap nuclear bombers that would have to land on shore or ditch. The type was successful in export, and saw service with several armed forces.
The Canadian version of the Lockheed Neptune (P2V7) served as an anti-submarine, anti-shipping and maritime reconnaissance aircraft in the RCAF Maritime Air Command from 1955, replacing the Avro Lancaster maritime aircraft. The Canadian P2V7 was fitted with piston engines, although the Canadian Neptunes, without the underwing Westinghouse J34 jet engine pods which were retrofitted in 1959, similar to those fitted to US Navy variants. Armament included two torpedoes, mines, depth charges, bombs carried internally plus unguided rockets mounted externally underwing. A total of 25 Neptunes served with RCAF Nos. 404, 405 and 407 squadrons until 1960. With the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, the Neptune was retired and retroactively re-designated the CP-122. The RCAF Neptune was replaced by the Canadair CP-107 Argus in the same year. Wikipedia and Harold Skaarup web page
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24101
s/n 24101
c/n 826-8001
24101
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Originally delivered without jet engines, in overall dark blue scheme, coded "VN*101". Aircraft with this serial marked on display at CFB Greenwood, NS.is not the RCAF Neptune 24101. It is an ex-US Navy a/c. The Neptune at CYZX is actually a former U.S.N. EP-2H, Bu.No. 147069 and Lockheed c/n 7219last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24102
s/n 24102
c/n 826-8002
24102
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Used by No. 407 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Comox, BC.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24103
s/n 24103
c/n 826-8003
24103
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24104
s/n 24104
c/n 826-8004
24104
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Served with No. 407 (MR) Squadron at RCAF Station Comox, BC.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24105
s/n 24105
c/n 826-8005
24105
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24106
s/n 24106
c/n 826-8006
24106
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24107
s/n 24107
c/n 826-8007
24107
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24108
s/n 24108
c/n 826-8008
24108
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24109
s/n 24109
c/n 826-8009
24109
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24110
s/n 24110
c/n 826-8010
24110
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Used by No. 404 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS. First used in overall dark blue scheme, coded "SP*110". To US civil register as N14447. converted to fire bomber b y 1972, carried "Tanker 11" markings. Crashed 3 June 2012.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24111
s/n 24111
c/n 826-8011
24111
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Used by No. 405 (MP) Squadron, at RCAF Station Greenwod, NS, in dark blue finish, coded "VN*111". Later used by No. 407 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Comox, BC.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24112
s/n 24112
c/n 826-8012
24112
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Used by No. 405 (MP) Squadron, at RCAF Station Greenwod, NS.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24113
s/n 24113
c/n 826-8013
24113
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Ex USN number 135593. Stored at Saskatoon when struck off. Sold to California Airframe Parts on 2 March 1970. Registered to Flying Firemen in Canada as CF-MQW in 1971, but not taken up. To Johnson Flying Service in the US, registered as N14448, operated as Tanker A16 from 1973. Crashed at Wenatchee, Washington in 1975. Rebuild using parts from ex USN 147957, for display purposes only. Preserved at Pima Air Museum.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, to Crown Assets Disposal Corporation.CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24114
s/n 24114
c/n 826-8014
24114
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Used by No. 404 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS. Coded "SP*114" in 1956.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24115
s/n 24115
c/n 826-8015
24115
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With No. 405 Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS in 1956, coded "VN*115", dark blue overall, no jets. With No. 2 (Maritime) Operational Training Unit when it crashed Summerside 22 Jan 1965. Only RCAF Neptune crash.last update: 2024-December-25
1965-March-25 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24116
s/n 24116
c/n 826-8016
24116
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With No. 404 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS in 1956 in dark blue finish, coded SP*226".last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24117
s/n 24117
c/n 826-8017
24117
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Note that the preserved aircraft at CFB Greenwood carrying this serial is actually ex USN EP-2H, serial number. This is same a/c as VN+101, except originally displayed as 24117last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24118
s/n 24118
c/n 826-8018
24118
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last update: 2025-June-01
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24119
s/n 24119
c/n 826-8019
24119
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Used by No. 405 (MP) Squadron, at RCAF Station Greenwod, NS.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24120
s/n 24120
c/n 826-8020
24120
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With No. 407 Squadron.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24121
s/n 24121
c/n 826-8021
24121
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Used by No. 405 (MP) Squadron, at RCAF Station Greenwod, NS.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24122
s/n 24122
c/n 826-8022
24122
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Used by No. 404 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NS. Coded "SP*122" in 1956.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24123
s/n 24123
c/n 826-8023
24123
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Used by No. 405 (MP) Squadron, at RCAF Station Greenwod, NS. Later used by No. 407 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Comox, BC.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24124
s/n 24124
c/n 826-8024
24124
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Used by No. 404 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, NSlast update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11
Neptune P2V-7 serial 24125
s/n 24125
c/n 826-8025
24125
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Used by No. 407 (MP) Squadron at RCAF Station Comox, BC.last update: 2024-December-25
1970-March-02 Struck off Strength CASPR SOS date 31 July 1968 changed to match Griffin 2005 Numerical Registry date 02 Mar 1970. CASPR file "Neptune CP-122 - Listing" by FJ Paradie notes "all Neptunes withdrawn from service 24 May 1969", supporting SOS date 1970. 2020-10-11