Lockheed P-2 Neptune crash, Nov 27, 1956, Topcliffe AFB N...
Lockheed P-2 Neptune accident on November 27, 1956 near Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: November 27, 1956
- Aircraft: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
- Location: Topcliffe AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A No. 36 Squadron RAF Lockheed P-2 Neptune (WX546) belly landed on the runway at RAF Topcliffe on 27 November 1956 during an evening training exercise, after the pilot forgot to lower the undercarriage on a landing. Eight crew were aboard. The squadron disbanded a few weeks later and the aircraft was not repaired.