(He also had a model of the P2V Neptune; my father had worked on that project also.)
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Wow! That brought memories.
When 17 and in Oct. 1959 of my Sr. year in HS, I joined the Naval Air Reserve at NAS Dallas. I was assigned to VP-702, which flew P2V2 aircraft. Good airplane.
Yes. Elegant for that kind of craft. The -7 had those cool jet engines.