Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Jun 22, 1955, Saint Lawrence...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on June 22, 1955 near Saint Lawrence Island Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Attack by Soviet MiG-15...
- Date: June 22, 1955
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Saint Lawrence Island Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Attack by Soviet MiG-15 fighters
A VP-9 Lockheed P2V Neptune on a maritime patrol over the Bering Sea was attacked by Soviet MiG-15 fighters about 40 miles west of St. Lawrence Island on 22 June 1955. The crew escaped the attack and landed on the island, and all of them survived.