A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune of patrol squadron VP-18 Flying Phantoms in flight over NAS Jacksonville (Florida, USA) on 3 July 1953. VP-18 had only been established on 04 Feb 1953.

The Lockheed P2V Neptune entered service with the United States Navy in 1947, first making the headlines as the Navy’s first purpose-built, land-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft.