Neptune at Dubbo

I wonder who bought her. The museum and its exibits went up for auction in
December last year.

"Glenn Alderton" wrote in message
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It is still for sale as far as i am aware.no one wanted it at the price that
ws offered.


"Russell" wrote in message
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I wonder who bought her. The museum and its exibits went up for auction in
December last year.

"Glenn Alderton" wrote in message
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It is still for sale as far as i am aware.no one wanted it at the price that
ws offered.


"Russell" wrote in message
u...
I wonder who bought her. The museum and its exibits went up for auction in
December last year.

"Glenn Alderton" wrote in message
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Actually, until 1970, all naval reserve Neptunes were stationed at the
former NAS Seattle (Sandpoint). VP-69 was established at Whidbey after the
closure of the airfield at Seattle.


"Bob Harrington" wrote in message
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"Wayne Paul" wrote in
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"Boomerang" wrote in message
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It sure had a radome when it was old LG-11 from VP-18.


True. All the operational P-2s stationed at Whidbey Island back in
the mid 1960s had radomes.

And they still had 'em in the mid '70s. ;^)

Bob ^,,^

Actually, until 1970, all naval reserve Neptunes were stationed at the
former NAS Seattle (Sandpoint). VP-69 was established at Whidbey after the
closure of the airfield at Seattle.


"Bob Harrington" wrote in message
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"Wayne Paul" wrote in
:


"Boomerang" wrote in message
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It sure had a radome when it was old LG-11 from VP-18.


True. All the operational P-2s stationed at Whidbey Island back in
the mid 1960s had radomes.

And they still had 'em in the mid '70s. ;^)

Bob ^,,^

"Thomas A. Hoffer" wrote in message
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Actually, until 1970, all naval reserve Neptunes were stationed at the
former NAS Seattle (Sandpoint). VP-69 was established at Whidbey after the
closure of the airfield at Seattle.

Thomas,

The VP P-2 squadrons I was refering to were not reserve squadrons. In the
'60s there was also a seaplane tender and a P-5M VP quadron stationed at
Whidbey.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder






"Bob Harrington" wrote in message
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"Wayne Paul" wrote in
:


"Boomerang" wrote in message
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It sure had a radome when it was old LG-11 from VP-18.


True. All the operational P-2s stationed at Whidbey Island back in
the mid 1960s had radomes.

And they still had 'em in the mid '70s. ;^)

Bob ^,,^

"Thomas A. Hoffer" wrote in message
...
Actually, until 1970, all naval reserve Neptunes were stationed at the
former NAS Seattle (Sandpoint). VP-69 was established at Whidbey after the
closure of the airfield at Seattle.

Thomas,

The VP P-2 squadrons I was refering to were not reserve squadrons. In the
'60s there was also a seaplane tender and a P-5M VP quadron stationed at
Whidbey.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder






"Bob Harrington" wrote in message
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"Wayne Paul" wrote in
:


"Boomerang" wrote in message
...
It sure had a radome when it was old LG-11 from VP-18.


True. All the operational P-2s stationed at Whidbey Island back in
the mid 1960s had radomes.

And they still had 'em in the mid '70s. ;^)

Bob ^,,^

"Thomas A. Hoffer" wrote in
:

Actually, until 1970, all naval reserve Neptunes were stationed at the
former NAS Seattle (Sandpoint). VP-69 was established at Whidbey after
the closure of the airfield at Seattle.

(Delayed response - me 'n' the cat have had a ~really~ bad week, but think
survival is in the offing)

I've only lived in Seattle since 1963, so I was naturally unaware of this
fact...

It does, however, explain an experience I had one winter evening in 1968
or '69 as a kid of 13 out on my paper route in the area along Lake
Washington a couple miles north of NAS Sand Point. Typical northwest low
clouds lit by city lights when a loud rumble was heard overhead. I looked
up to see the unmistakeable silhouette of a Neptune, complete with blue
flames visible from the engine exhasusts, at an altitude that couldn't
have been much more than a thousand feet or so, heading south. Makes
sense to me now that he was on approach to Sand Point, as the next closest
airport of consequence was Boeing Field - way too much farther away and in
somewhat the wrong direction.

And to think they laughed at me when I had that Brain Clapper® with a
built-in 38 year time delay installed...

Bob ^,,^

"Thomas A. Hoffer" wrote in
:

Actually, until 1970, all naval reserve Neptunes were stationed at the
former NAS Seattle (Sandpoint). VP-69 was established at Whidbey after
the closure of the airfield at Seattle.

(Delayed response - me 'n' the cat have had a ~really~ bad week, but think
survival is in the offing)

I've only lived in Seattle since 1963, so I was naturally unaware of this
fact...

It does, however, explain an experience I had one winter evening in 1968
or '69 as a kid of 13 out on my paper route in the area along Lake
Washington a couple miles north of NAS Sand Point. Typical northwest low
clouds lit by city lights when a loud rumble was heard overhead. I looked
up to see the unmistakeable silhouette of a Neptune, complete with blue
flames visible from the engine exhasusts, at an altitude that couldn't
have been much more than a thousand feet or so, heading south. Makes
sense to me now that he was on approach to Sand Point, as the next closest
airport of consequence was Boeing Field - way too much farther away and in
somewhat the wrong direction.

And to think they laughed at me when I had that Brain Clapper® with a
built-in 38 year time delay installed...

Bob ^,,^

Bob Harrington wrote:


(Delayed response - me 'n' the cat have had a ~really~ bad week, but
think survival is in the offing)


Bob ^,,^



Good to see you back on deck - and that your cat's OK.



We all know that good cat is hard to find ....... or words to that effect.





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Cheers

Dave Kearton