Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Jun 21, 1948, Whidbey Island...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on June 21, 1948 near Whidbey Island NAS (Ault Field) Washington, United States with no fatalities. Cause: An engine...
- Date: June 21, 1948
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Whidbey Island NAS (Ault Field) Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine caught fire in flight.
A US Navy Lockheed P 2 Neptune on a training sortie from Whidbey Island NAS suffered an engine fire in flight. The pilot tried to return but made an emergency belly landing in a field, where the aircraft burned. No one was injured, but the aircraft was destroyed.