Quonset Point Naval Air Station – May 29, 1957
Quonset Point, Rhode Island
P2V Neptune
U.S. Air Force Photo
On May 29, 1957, a U.S Navy P2V-5F Neptune aircraft, (#124905), crashed in the water of Narragansett Bay about 500 feet north of runway 19. All six crewmen aboard were rescued. No further details.
The photos below show the aircraft being recovered from the water.
P2V-5F Neptune, Bu. No. 124905
U.S. Navy Photo
P2V-5F Neptune Bu. No. 124905
U.S. Navy Photo
Source: U.S. Navy, Aircraft Crash Fire Report, Quonset Point NAS, Rhode Island, #7-57
