page_title: Lockheed P-2 Neptune
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Lockheed P-2 Neptune / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune MR.1 of 217 Squadron Royal Air Force
context_page_description: The Lockheed P-2 Neptune was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. It was developed for the US Navy by Lockheed to replace the Lockheed PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon, and was replaced in turn by the Lockheed P-3 Orion. Designed as a land-based aircraft, the Neptune never made a carrier landing, but a small number were converted and deployed as carrier-launched, stop-gap nuclear bombers that would have to land on shore or ditch. The type was successful in export, and saw service with several armed forces.
caption: A Neptune MR.1 of 217 Sqn Coastal Command RAF in 1953
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