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Lockheed Martin® P2V7 VP-92 Minutemen, 18″ Mahogany Scale Model

$319.00

  • Length – 14.5 inches / Wingspan – 16 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Official Licensed by Lockheed Martin
  • The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

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VP-92 Minutemen P2V7 Model

Proudly display a VP-92 Minutemen Model and show your Naval Aviation legacy!  Each model is carefully crafted from solid wood and meticulously painted to match vintage paint schemes.

  • Length – 14.5 inches / Wingspan – 16 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Official Licensed by Lockheed Martin
  • The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

Lockheed Martin®, P2V7 Neptune, associated emblems and logos, and body designs of vehicles are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation in the USA and/or other jurisdictions, used under license by Squadron Nostalgia LLC.

148357 (MSN 726-7247) Accepted as P2V-7S at Burbank 29 Aug 61. VP-11 Brunswick Sep 61-Mar 67;
VP-18 Roosevelt Roads Mar 67-Sep 68; NARTU Washington Sep 66-Nov 70; VP-68 Washington Nov 70-Oct 71;
VP-92 South Weymouth Oct 71-Jan 75; VP-94 New Orleans Jan 75-Apr 76; Aero Corp Lake City Apr 76-Jun 76;
VP-94 New Orleans Jun 76-Aug 76; VP-67 Memphis Aug 76-May 77 [code PL-6];
To MASDC May 14, 1977, SOC May 29, 1978. Later
to civil registry as N4692A with Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania Jan 20, 1984.
Converted to fire tanker. Current with Minden Air Corp as Tanker 48. On June 15, 2014 substantially
damaged when the nose wheel landing gear collapsed during landing roll at the Fresno Calif
Examination of the airplane revealed that the forward portion of the fuselage was structurally damaged.
Scrapped at Fresno in 2016

This was a one-of-a-kind paint scheme that was a test for a proposed marking scheme for the P-3s, which had not arrived yet. People were not impressed and so the P-3s ended up with the Minuteman instead of a guillotine blade.

VP-92, Patrol Squadron 92 is a former United States Navy patrol squadron that was based at Brunswick Naval Air Station It was disestablished in 2007 after being active for 37 years.

The VP-92 Patrol Squadron was formed in 1970 at South Weymouth Naval Air Station, and was originally equipped with P-2 Neptune aircraft. In 1975 the squadron transitioned to the P-3A. Over the years these aircraft were updated to provide the squadron with high-quality aircraft. In 1995, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to close South Weymouth Naval Air Station and move the squadron to Brunswick Naval Air Station. They relocated in July 1996. In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission decided to close Brunswick Naval Air Station and disestablish VP-92.

 

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