Lockheed AP-2 Neptune — one Crazy Cat
31º 19′ 25″ N / 85º 42′ 49″ W
This aircraft, and many more, can be seen at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum in Alabama. Though known for her Navy service the Neptune was also flown in during the Vietnam War by the U.S. Army as the AP-2 in service with the 1st Radio Research Company (Aviation) under the call sign “Crazy Cat” for SIGINT (signal intelligence) purposes.
Left profile showing the hybrid power of the late model Neptunes, piston and turbojet — photo by Joseph May
The AP-2 kept the MAD boom of the Navy's submarine hunter — photo by Joseph May
The Crazy Cat emblem for the mission call signs — photo by Joseph May
Wing tip pod for the electronics sensor equipment — photo by Joseph May
The Neptune had long range as well as a voluminous fuselage — photo by Joseph May
A web site for the 1st Radio Research Company (Aviation) can be found here
Pasting the museum’s name into the search window will bring up posts about the museum as well as other aircraft there.
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