Warbird Information Exchange

I saw today, taking off from Albuquerque International (SunPort) a Lockheed P2V Neptune, N-9855F; no camera at hand, only my binoculars; this airplane was beautifully painted; the tail feathers bright red, the number 06 in white or yellow, lower fuse was aluminum while the upper part was white, and a red and white lightning alongside the fuselage, very similar to the RCAF's .

It took off on an east heading, and climbed west of Sandia Mountain on a Northerly heading until I lost sight of it.

The jet nacelles had shark-mouth motifs painted on them.

Saludos,


Tulio

That aircraft, N9855F, is operated by Neptune Aviation out of Missoula, MT, as Tanker 06. See photo below.

Walt

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Walt:

That was the one!

Thank you for the link.

Through the binoculars, I could see a pristine paint job, a clean airplane that looks very well cared for by the crew.

Saludos,


Tulio