MAKE A MEME View Large Image Truculent Turtle taxiing 1946.jpg The third Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune BuNo 89082 named the TRUCULENT TURTLE was stripped down fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks plus an extended nose and set an unrefueled long distance flight record 1946 The ...
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Keywords: P2V-1 Truculent Turtle taxiing 1946.jpg The third Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune BuNo 89082 named the TRUCULENT TURTLE was stripped down fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks plus an extended nose and set an unrefueled long distance flight record 1946 The aircraft took off from Perth Australia on 29 Sep 1946 and landed in Columbus Ohio USA on 1 Oct 1946 It flew with a crew of four U S Navy officers and a young kangaroo covering 18 089 3 kilometers 11 235 6 miles in 55 hours 18 minutes U S National Museum of Naval Aviation photo http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16007755 QueryPage 2FDtlQuery php 1946 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Truculent Turtle Aircraft at National Museum of Naval Aviation
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