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Lockhead P2V Neptune plane wreck is situated 500 metres on the north-east coast of Malta, about 500 metres off shore. It lies at a depth of 30 metres and what is left of it is part of the fuselage, and hardly any interior or wings with engine covers. Other pieces of the wings are half buried in the sand. In the late 1950’s it was scuttled and the wreck was then rediscovered in 2015.
There are other similar plane wrecks in Malta, namely; Bristol Beaufighter, Blenheim Bomber and the Mosquito Fig…
Lockhead P2V Neptune plane wreck is situated 500 metres on the north-east coast of Malta, about 500 metres off shore. It lies at a depth of 30 metres and what is left of it is part of the fuselage, and hardly any interior or wings with engine covers. Other pieces of the wings are half buried in the sand. In the late 1950’s it was scuttled and the wreck was then rediscovered in 2015.
There are other similar plane wrecks in Malta, namely; Bristol Beaufighter, Blenheim Bomber and the Mosquito Fighter Bomber and they are all at a depth of 28 to 42m.
Lockhead P2V Neptune airplane wreck history
Built in the U.S. the Lockhead P2V Neptune was purposely used for hunting down submarines and marine patrol. It’s dimensions were of 30m in width (wingspan) and 24m in length. The Royal Airforce worked with Neptune MR 1. planes however this particular plane was impaired with no chance of being repaired during a routine landing, at the Malta International Airport in Luqa on 13 of Jan 1956. With the collapse of the undercarriage, the aircraft was not able to fly again. After the crash it was then sold for filming use in the year of 1957, but not before removing all parts that were salvageable. Finally, the Neptune was scuttled for an underwater scene for a movie called THE SILENT ENEMY which was aired in 1958.
Popularity – Low
Depth – 32m (avg), 32m (max)
Qualification – Advanced
Shore access – Boat only
Location – 35.9423°N 14.4764°E (Exact)
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