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Neptune Range
The Neptune Range is a mountain range, long, lying WSW of Forrestal Range in the central part of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. The range is composed of Washington Escarpment with its associated ridges, valleys and peaks, the Iroquois Plateau, and the Schmidt and Williams Hills. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956 on a US Navy transcontinental plane flight from McMurdo Sound to Weddell Sea and return.
Named by US-ACAN after the Navy 2V-2N Neptune aircraft with which this flight was made
:
- NAS Norfolk – May 1946
- NAS Jacksonville – 1 Sep 1950
- NAS Roosevelt Roads – 1 Nov 1964
Aircraft assignment.
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:
- PV-2 "Harpoon" – May 1946
- P2V-2/P2V3 "Neptune" – September 1950
- P2V-5 "Neptune" – March 1954
- P2V-7 "Neptune" – March 1955
See also.
- Maritime patrol aircraft
- Squadron (aviation)
- Naval aviation