Neptune P2V-5F (Sp-2E) 131522 was operational from 1955 to 1965 and logged 6179 flight hours in anti-submarine warfare, ship surveillance, mining, and search and rescue. Its crew consisted of 7 enlisted personnel and 4 officers. It carried 2800 gallons of fuel in the wings and 400 gallons in tip tanks, and was powered by two 18-cylinder R-3350 engines and two auxiliary J-34We-34 turbojet engines. Its maximum weights were 80,000 pounds for takeoff and 67,000 pounds for landing. Its bomb bay armament included torpedoes, mines, bombs, and depth charges, while wing armament included rockets and bombs, and internal stores included sonobuoys, smoke markers, and practice depth charges. Its maximum indicated airspeed was 350 knots, and its maximum altitude was 25,000 feet.