Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, May 11, 1950 (4 killed), Oyst...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on May 11, 1950 near Oyster Virginia, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: An engine detached in flight..
- Date: May 11, 1950
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Oyster Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine detached in flight.
A US Navy Lockheed XP2V 1 Neptune, the second prototype, was on a test flight from Patuxent River when an engine detached and fell off. The aircraft then dove into a field near Oyster, Virginia, on 11 May 1950, killing all four crew.