Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396 explained

Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:Mount Comfort, Indiana
Area:less than 1 acre
Architect:Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Added:April 23, 2009[1]
Refnum:09000234

Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon, U.S. Navy Bureau Number 37396 , civil registration N7265C, named "Hot Stuff", is located at 3867 N. Aviation Way, Mount Comfort, Indiana. The aircraft, an intact example of a World War II anti-submarine patrol bomber, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 2009. It was built in 1945 by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, and is one of only 104 built of this PV-2 variant of the Lockheed Ventura. At the time of its listing, it was the only complete, operable example of a PV-2 in the United States, although one was being restored in Wisconsin. While this particular plane did not see combat, the type was used in the Aleutian Islands during World War II.[2] The property was the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of May 1, 2009.[3]

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  1. Web site: Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places . May 1, 2009 . May 15, 2009 . Weekly Listings . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396. September 8, 2008 . Litz, Penny and Paul Diebold. . May 15, 2009. (53 pages, with 14 photos)
  3. Web site: Weekly List Actions . May 15, 2009 . National Park Service.