These two episodes cover the Lockheed P2V Neptune maritime patrol bomber in AntiMaritime and AntiSubmarine Warfare (ASW) with the US Navy. We are privileged to feature an indepth interview with former U.S. Navy Reservist Bill Bacon who shares his Cold War experiences with us as a crew member in the P2V5F Neptune from 1956 into 1962, and then we feature a closein flying demonstration of a P2V7 we filmed in 1986, from startup to shutdown.



In this Part 1 we touch on the technical evolution of the Neptune and its powerplants. We then interview Bill via cellphone as he shares his impressions and Cold War experiences with the Neptune leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis.



In Part 2 Bill concludes with his firsthand impressions of and experiences with this fabulous aircraft and its powerplants, after which we experience the closein P2V7 flying demonstration.


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