Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Nov 4, 1948 (9 killed), Mt Gu...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on November 4, 1948 near Mt Guemes (Vancouver Island) British Columbia, Canada with 9 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: November 4, 1948
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Mt Guemes (Vancouver Island) British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft struck high ground on Mount Guemes.
A US Navy Lockheed P2V Neptune with nine crew disappeared on 4 November 1948 after leaving Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The aircraft struck high ground on Mount Guemes on Vancouver Island. Searches were suspended without finding it, and walkers located the wreckage in October 1961.