ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers
RAAF A89 Lockheed P-2V Neptune

RAAF.Serialc/nUSN.SerialAircraft History
A89-2255112133650Delivered 31/01/53. Re-Serialed A89-311.
A89-2285094133647Delivered 03/12/52. Re-Serialed A89-306.
A89-2365111133649Delivered 24/12/52. Re-Serialed A89-310.
A89-2707270149070Delivered 03/62. Laverton Airshow 18/04/1971. Served with 10 Sqn. Broken up at Laverton 1977.
  • Images of A89-270.
  • A89-2717271149071Delivered 03/62. Laverton Airshow 18/04/1971. Served with 10 Sqn. Broken up at Laverton 1977.
    A89-2727272149072Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Static Display Gate Guard RAAF Townsville QLD.
    A89-2737273149073built at Lockheed’s Burbank plant in California, USA at a cost of $818,452.33. It arrived in Townsville, NT Australia on the 10th March 1962, where it was allocated to No. 10 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force. During its years of service it logged a total of 5476 flying hours. Registered VH-IOY from 07/05/81.
  • Images of A89-273.
  • A89-2747274149074Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Broken up at Laverton 1977.
    A89-2757275149075Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Static Display RAAF Museum Point Cook VIC.
  • Images of A89-275.
  • A89-2767276149076Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Sold to Confederate Air Force, USA.
    A89-2777277149077Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Static Display Beck Collection, Mareeba QLD.
  • Images of A89-277.
  • A89-2787278149078Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Broken up at Laverton 1978.
    A89-2797279149079Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Static Display Dubbo Military Museum NSW.
  • Images of A89-279.
  • A89-2807280149080Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Located at RAAF Townsville.
  • Images of A89-280.
  • A89-2817281149081Delivered 03/62. Served with 10 Sqn. Parked at South side of Archerfield Airport as VH-NEP. Rear section of fuselage now located at Albion Park NSW, we believe that the rest of the fuselage will make its way there as well.
  • Images of A89-281.
  • A89-2945093133646Delivered 12/52. Re-Serialed A89-303.
    A89-3015022133641Previously A89-592. All these were P2V5's except 301 and 302 which were P2V4's. Served with 11 Sqn. 09/59, to USA for Mod to Mk.4. Burned at Laverton.
  • Images of A89-301.
  • A89-3025021133640Previously A89-595. All these were P2V5's except 301 and 302 which were P2V4's. Served with 11 Sqn. 12/10/51, belly landed when gear would not lower at Lake Muroc in the USA prior to coming to Australia. The chain that controls the undercarriage doors broke and it was unable to open and the undercarriage was unable to extend. Delivered to RAAF 11/51. Served with 11 Sqn RAAF. Was at Wagga Wagga NSW. Transported to Point Cook VIC and now is storage for the RAAF Museum.
  • Images of A89-302.
  • A89-3035093133646Previously A89-294. Served with 11 Sqn. 08/54 to USA for mod to Mk.4. used for strip clearance trials in 1970-71. It was lifted by the big crane. The undercarriage was folded and the aircraft was lowered again and dragged by two paymovers, one on each end of the barrier net. One blade of each prop was cut off using an oxy torch. Used for parts and scrapped.
    A89-3045092133645Previously A89-545. Served with 11 Sqn. 07/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. Broken up at Bankstown in 1969.
    A89-3055086133642Previously A89-983. Served with 11 Sqn. 08/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. Used for parts and scrapped.
    A89-3065094133647Previously A89-228. Served with 11 Sqn. 07/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. Named 'A Hard Days Night'. Broken up at Bankstown.
    A89-3075088133644Previously A89-589. Served with 11 Sqn. 07/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. Named 'Thunderball'. 11/68, Broken up at Bankstown.
    A89-3085087133643Previously A89-736. Served with 11 Sqn. Damaged after performing a wheels up landing on 18/10/55. The aircraft hung a practice bomb and on landing at Richmond the practice bomb came loose and put a hole in the runway, date unknown. LAC L. Chapman walked into the prop of this aircraft at RAAF base Richmond on the 27th of March 1958 at 2215 and was killed. Crashed 04/02/59 onto the banks of the Hawkesbury River at Cornwallis, Richmond after a fire in the port engine nacelle, caused by the disintegration of the power recovery turbine wheel (PRT) for the engine. The disintegration of the PRT caused the severing of fuel lines inside the wheel well, which then ignited the fuel spewing out of the lines. The ensuing fire burned fiercely and before the aircraft could enter into an emergency landing pattern the fire burned through to the wing subsequently causing the wing to fail in-flight a short time later. All Crew died. SQNLDR Geoffrey Ronald Cullen O5830 (Pilot), SQNLDR Joseph Kevin McDonald O11350 AFC (Signaller), FLTLT Robert Alfred De-Russett-Kydd O23853 (Nav), FLGOFF Frederick John Wood O2483 (Signaller), PLTOFF George Ivan Holmes O14395 (Co-Pilot), PLTOFF Terence Patrick O'Sullivan O23340 (Signaller), WOFF Vincent Joseph McCarthy A24672 (Signaller), FSGT John Michael Rock A213190 (Nav). This occured on the last flight prior to it going away for fitting of J34 jet engines. It was the only RAAF aircraft not to receive the jets.
  • Images of A89-308.
  • A89-3095110133648Previously A89-694. Served with 11 Sqn. 08/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. Named 'Pussy Galore'. 06/69, Broken up at Bankstown.
    A89-3105111133649Previously A89-236. Served with 11 Sqn. 06/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. 1974-78 Fire Practice at Wagga Wagga, NSW.
  • Images of A89-310.
  • A89-3115112133650Previously A89-225. Served with 11 Sqn. 09/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. 10/69 Broken up at Bankstown.
  • Images of A89-311.
  • A89-3125122133651Previously A89-405. Served with 11 Sqn. 06/59 to USA for mod to Mk.4. 11/69 Broken up at Bankstown.
    A89-4055122133651Delivered 30/01/53. Re-Serialed A89-312.
    A89-5455092133645Delivered 12/52. Re-Serialed A89-304.
    A89-5895088133644Delivered 30/01/53. Re-Serialed A89-307.
    A89-5925022133641Delivered 09/11/51. Re-Serialed A89-301.
    A89-5955021133640Delivered 02/11/51. Re-Serialed A89-302.
    A89-6945110133648Delivered 06/02/53. Re-Serialed A89-309.
    A89-7365087133643Delivered 03/12/52. Re-Serialed A89-308.
    A89-9835086133642Delivered 24/12/52. Re-Serialed A89-305.

    The Author of this page is Darren Crick.

    Source: The Lockheed Files by Ron Cuskelly, CASA Aircraft Records.

    Emails: Martin Kaye, Dean Norman, Clive Lynch, David Jones, Col Tigwell, Grahame Higgs, Ron Cuskelly, Graham Mison, Rod Farquhar.

    Main Photograph: Rod Farquhar.



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